Between 1922 and 1996, over 10,000 girls and women were imprisoned in Magdalene Laundries, including those considered 'promiscuous', a burden to their families or the state, those who had been sexually abused or raised in the care of the Church and State, and unmarried mothers. …
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"Between 1922 and 1996, over 10,000 girls and women were imprisoned in Magdalene Laundries, including those considered 'promiscuous', a burden to their families or the state, those who had been sexually abused or raised in the care of the Church and State, and unmarried mothers.…
"Between 1922 and 1996, over 10,000 girls and women were imprisoned in Ireland's Magdalene Laundries. Among them were girls considered 'promiscuous' or a burden, victims of sexual abuse, girls raised in the care of the Church and State, and unmarried mothers. These girls and wo…