Ireland’s Magdalene Laundries: The Catholic Church’s Mistreatment of Unwed Women and Their Children

Start Date

August 2024

End Date

August 2024

Location

ALT 205

Abstract

My presentation will be over the Irish Magdalene Laundries, the women that inhabited them, how they were viewed by the Catholic Church and their society, as well as how these women were depicted in popular media, such as Claire Keegan's novel, Small Things Like These.

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Ireland’s Magdalene Laundries: The Catholic Church’s Mistreatment of Unwed Women and Their Children

ALT 205

My presentation will be over the Irish Magdalene Laundries, the women that inhabited them, how they were viewed by the Catholic Church and their society, as well as how these women were depicted in popular media, such as Claire Keegan's novel, Small Things Like These.