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Do Penance or Perish: Magdalen Asylums in Ireland
Do Penance or Perish Magdalen Asylums in Ireland
Author: Frances Finnegan
Frances Finnegan traces the development of Ireland's Magdalen Asylums-homes that were founded in the mid-nineteenth century for the detention of prostitutes undergoing reform. The inmates of these asylums were discouraged-and many forcibly prevented-from leaving and sometimes were detained for life. Put to work without pay in adjoining laundries...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780195174601
ISBN-10: 0195174607
Publication Date: 3/12/2004
Pages: 272
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Publisher: Oxford University Press
Book Type: Paperback
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