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Original name for Magdalen laundries
Original name for Magdalen laundries
Magdalen asylums
Biblical figure Magdalen laundries were named after
Biblical figure Magdalen laundries were named after
Mary Magdalene
Types of women imprisoned in Magdalen laundries
Types of women imprisoned in Magdalen laundries
Unmarried mothers, impoverished girls, those deemed 'too bold'
Year & location of 1st Irish Magdalen laundry
Year & location of 1st Irish Magdalen laundry
Dublin, 1767
Conditions women endured in laundries (3 things)
Conditions women endured in laundries (3 things)
Forced unpaid labour, neglect, and abuse
What happened to babies of unmarried mothers
What happened to babies of unmarried mothers
Taken and adopted out without mothers' consent
Location & number in Tuam mass grave
Location & number in Tuam mass grave
County Galway; over 800 babies and children
Who benefited from laundries' unpaid labour
Who benefited from laundries' unpaid labour
Restaurants, hospitals, churches - entire community
3 areas Catholic Church controlled in Ireland
3 areas Catholic Church controlled in Ireland
Education, healthcare, and social institutions
Year the novel is set
Year the novel is set
1985
Furlong's background (mother)
Furlong's background (mother)
Son of an unmarried mother
Girl Furlong discovers in the convent
Girl Furlong discovers in the convent
Sarah Redmond
Author's main critique in the novel
Author's main critique in the novel
Societal silence and complicity
2022 Irish govt plan for last laundry site
2022 Irish govt plan for last laundry site
National Centre for Research and Remembrance