Today in 1887, 16yo Theresa Ehrhardt was sent to the SF Magdalen Asylum for "being idle and dissolute" and "consorting with dissolute characters." Theresa's mother claimed T was so abusive, she had to flee to San Jose. The judge thought sending T to jail would ruin her for life. pic.twitter.com/3KkGhXkPMv
— Beth Winegarner (@bethwinegarner) April 8, 2023