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The San Francisco Comfort Women memorial is a monument dedicated to comfort women before and during World War II. It is built in remembrance of the girls and women that were sexually enslaved by the Imperial Japanese Army through deceit, coercion, and brutal force. [ 1 ]
Teresa Susan Donohue (May 1869 – April 1932), better known as Tessie Wall was an American madam who owned and operated brothels in San Francisco, California, from 1898 to 1917. She was married to gambler and political boss Frank Daroux, whom she attempted to kill in 1917 as he sought to divorce her. In the 1920s she was the unofficial "queen ...
The term was first used for San Francisco Victorian houses by Elizabeth Pomada and Michael Larsen in their 1978 book Painted Ladies: San Francisco's Resplendent Victorians. [1] Although polychrome decoration was common in the Victorian era, the colors used on these houses are not based on historical precedent.
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As a young woman, she traveled to Europe with her mother. After her return, she married Howard Coit, the "caller" of the San Francisco Stock Exchange during an economic boom. [1] They separated in 1880, and he died in 1885 at age 47. [2]
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The character Gar, played by Sam Elliott in the 1985 film Mask, is based on Bernie. [12] After Rocky's death, Tullis moved to San Francisco and took up Buddhism. [9] At one point in her life, Tullis resumed the name Mason. [4] [9] In 1985, Tullis' elder son, Joshua, became a writer based in San Francisco. [9]
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