The Magdalene Laundries
Criminal
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The Magdalene Wandries
In 1993 the sisters of Our Lady of Charity sold off a portion of their land that included a graveyard. 155 women were discovered to be buried there. Many didn't have death certificates and some women weren't even identified by their own names. Joni Mitchell who had read about the women wrote a song in response called The Magdalene Wandries.
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