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The Dark History of Magdalene Laundries
40:36 - 47:30 (06:53)
The Magdalene Laundries were institutions run by the Catholic Church with the mission of providing rehabilitation to "fallen women," but their scope drastically changed to include women with special needs, victims of rape and assault, and even young girls deemed too flirtatious.
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In the early 1900s, the Magdalene laundries in Ireland evolved from providing rehabilitation to fallen women to taking in women with special needs, psychiatric patients, and victims of sexual assault.
40:36 - 42:07 (01:30)
Summary
In the early 1900s, the Magdalene laundries in Ireland evolved from providing rehabilitation to fallen women to taking in women with special needs, psychiatric patients, and victims of sexual assault. While run by Catholic orders, the laundries were also supported by the Irish government who paid the church for laundry fees.
ChapterThe Dark History of Magdalene Laundries
EpisodePart One: How The Catholic Church Murdered Ireland's Babies
PodcastBehind the Bastards
Historian Dethi O'Corraine speaks to BBC about the flawed reasoning behind confining unmarried pregnant women to Magdalene Laundries and the inhumane treatment they received.
42:07 - 45:26 (03:19)
Summary
Historian Dethi O'Corraine speaks to BBC about the flawed reasoning behind confining unmarried pregnant women to Magdalene Laundries and the inhumane treatment they received.
ChapterThe Dark History of Magdalene Laundries
EpisodePart One: How The Catholic Church Murdered Ireland's Babies
PodcastBehind the Bastards
This podcast episode explores the assassination of three radio journalists in Miami as well as the practice of creating women's prisons for incarcerated mothers and their children.
45:26 - 47:30 (02:03)
Summary
This podcast episode explores the assassination of three radio journalists in Miami as well as the practice of creating women's prisons for incarcerated mothers and their children.