
Bertha Boronda was sentenced to five years in prison for “Mayhem” in 1908.
What’s “Mayhem” you ask? Apparently in Bertha’s case, it’s cutting off your cheating husband’s penis with a straight razor, disguising yourself as a man and fleeing by bicycle.
Reference:
https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1915&dat=19931126&id=8_ggAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GHQFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1502,7023651&hl=ro
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Lord have mercy !
ReplyDeleteThat kind of mayhem, gives me the willies.
She is kinda cute though.
Ahah, a 1908 Bobbit gal !
ReplyDeleteNot a role model of yours, hopefully:)
ReplyDeleteThat is one satisfied smile she's wearing. Between the advent of usable bikes in 1870 and the advent of reliable cars in the early 1920's, bicycles were a feminist issue because they provided fast, reliable, private transport for women.
ReplyDeleteWell you know what they say .."I can cut you into pieces when my heart is broken" ;)
ReplyDeleteI'm sure he did more than cheat to inspire such a response.
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