The Irish Pastoral Centre, located at St. Brendan Parish in
Dorchester, is offering its services in connection with the Irish
government’s reconciliation process in the matter of the Magdalene
Laundries scandal.
The laundries - often described as “prisons” by the women who worked in them - were established in the 18th century for Ireland’s “fallen” women and remained in operation until 1996, when the last laundry closed. An estimated 30,000 women and girls are thought to have been institutionalized for a myriad of reasons, from “being bold” to having a child out of wedlock. They were forced to work long hours in poor conditions for no pay.
http://www.bostonirish.com/around-town/ipc-offers-its-help-magdalene-laundries-restitution-processes-0
The laundries - often described as “prisons” by the women who worked in them - were established in the 18th century for Ireland’s “fallen” women and remained in operation until 1996, when the last laundry closed. An estimated 30,000 women and girls are thought to have been institutionalized for a myriad of reasons, from “being bold” to having a child out of wedlock. They were forced to work long hours in poor conditions for no pay.
http://www.bostonirish.com/around-town/ipc-offers-its-help-magdalene-laundries-restitution-processes-0