A sociology professor with Memorial University Grenfell Campus is
researching a shocking and painful part of recent history which few
people are even aware of; the Magdalene Laundries.
The laundries started out as an attempt by the Roman Catholic church to reform so-called wayward and incorrigible women. They were originally intended as a short-term experience to teach women a trade and change their path in life.
http://vocm.com/news/before-its-too-late-local-prof-speaks-to-survivors-of-magdalene-laundries/
The laundries started out as an attempt by the Roman Catholic church to reform so-called wayward and incorrigible women. They were originally intended as a short-term experience to teach women a trade and change their path in life.
http://vocm.com/news/before-its-too-late-local-prof-speaks-to-survivors-of-magdalene-laundries/
