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Raster

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26. Welcome and Bless Your Heart!

Reply to culchiewoman (Reply #17)

Wed Aug 22, 2012, 03:37 PM

Aug 2012

Thank you for sharing your experiences and insights. There's been a war on women for hundreds of years, and now the latest misogynists to participate are the republican party.

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Anyone remember Magdalene laundries? [View all] LynneSin Aug 2012 OP

Yep, they would love the society created by Margaret Atwood in Cleita Aug 2012 #1

Yes, they would like this get the red out Aug 2012 #2

I remember the movie, does that count???? n/t HereSince1628 Aug 2012 #3

it counts LynneSin Aug 2012 #4

I saw the movie also and it infuriated me. n/t RebelOne Aug 2012 #7

There was a movie about that place a couple of years back. It was scary. I just couldn't think how southernyankeebelle Aug 2012 #5

"The Magdalene Sisters." CBHagman Aug 2012 #8

Yes thank you. I knew someone would remember. They were sent to a place where they southernyankeebelle Aug 2012 #10

Very powerful Blue_Tires Aug 2012 #29

They will stop short of that, but not by much. CBHagman Aug 2012 #6

Maybe farther... culchiewoman Aug 2012 #16

Closed in 1996--In Waterford, Ireland. I can't tell you how many times I passed through Waterford MADem Aug 2012 #9

Cheap labor? culchiewoman Aug 2012 #14

Well, I'm quite sure the nuns felt the slop they were fed and the beds they slept in were MADem Aug 2012 #21

Don't trust Wiki :-) culchiewoman Aug 2012 #15

I feel better then! I used to take the ferry back and forth between Wales and Ireland a lot. MADem Aug 2012 #20

Product of the Magdalene Laundries culchiewoman Aug 2012 #11

Nice read and btw welcome to DU LynneSin Aug 2012 #13

Ta for the welcome :-) culchiewoman Aug 2012 #17

Neat how you found us LynneSin Aug 2012 #19

"Labeled a whore." CBHagman Aug 2012 #23

Welcome and Bless Your Heart! Raster Aug 2012 #26

Thank you for your post and sharing your history. DURHAM D Aug 2012 #18

Wow. What a story. Thanks and welcome. I'm glad you were able to reunite with your mom and daughter. panader0 Aug 2012 #22

I'm from Bray Ireland but didn't know that there were Magdelene Laundries in America riderinthestorm Aug 2012 #25

I knew it was horrific but my God get the red out Aug 2012 #28

To me what's sad is this story got buried by the child abuse Priest scandal LynneSin Aug 2012 #31

Thanks for sharing your story, redqueen Aug 2012 #33

Thank you! Yooperman Aug 2012 #34

What an honor to welcome you to DU... OneGrassRoot Aug 2012 #35

Thank you for joining us and sharing your story. myrna minx Aug 2012 #36

Hello and welcome. LiberalAndProud Aug 2012 #37

Thank you for all of the good information and .... prairierose Aug 2012 #38

Joni Mitchell introduced them to me. SalviaBlue Aug 2012 #12

Sade for me. K&R n/t Egalitarian Thug Aug 2012 #24

Never heard of it before. drm604 Aug 2012 #27

scroll up a bit in this thread LynneSin Aug 2012 #30

Joni Mitchell sings "The frogmarch Aug 2012 #32