Former workers in Magdalene laundries in several countries, including
Canada, say they endured abuse and enforced, silent labour for little to
no pay.
They were called fallen women, and through much of the last two centuries they toiled in church-run Magdalene laundries as penance for often-petty crimes, “loose morals” or for having no place to go.
https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2016/07/17/canada-should-apologize-for-magdalene-laundries-like-ireland-academic-says.html
They were called fallen women, and through much of the last two centuries they toiled in church-run Magdalene laundries as penance for often-petty crimes, “loose morals” or for having no place to go.
https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2016/07/17/canada-should-apologize-for-magdalene-laundries-like-ireland-academic-says.html