Episode 283: Dorothea Puente Part 1 AKA Hell's House Mother
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The Story of Caria Gorgiary
Gorgiary had a reputation for no judgment, specialized care. She would invite all the social workers to come and have a big holiday meal at her home. Gorgiary's marriage ended when it was found out that she was having like, domestic violence incident in one of her boarding homes. The city shut down the samaritan house, which wasn't even real,. And i'm not sure why that makes the story worse. Somehow she repaired her reputation after this, though. So in the 19 seventies, she opened up another boarding home, another one. This was a 16 bedroom victorian house. It was at two one zero zero f street in sacramento, california
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