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Humanities Collaboration: Magdalene Laundries*

March 6, 2018 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

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Magdalene Laundries Discussion PR

Join the Humanities Collaboration for a lively discussion of the Magdalene Laundries and snacks at Orono High School!

The Magdalene Laundries were workhouses in which many Irish women and girls were effectively imprisoned because they were perceived to be a threat to the moral fiber of society. Mandated by the Irish state beginning in the eighteenth century, they were operated by various orders of the Catholic Church until the last laundry closed in 1996. In 1993, a public scandal was triggered when the remains of 155 inmates, buried in unmarked graves on the property, were exhumed, cremated, and buried elsewhere in a mass grave.

To learn more about the Magdalene Laundries check out the lecture by expert James Smith, who will give a talk March 7th at UMaine. Organized by the Stephen E. King Chair of Literature.

Details

Date:
March 6, 2018
Time:
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Cost:
free
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Venue

Orono High School
RM 65A, 14 Goodridge Drive
Orono, ME 04473 United States
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Phone:
207.866.4916
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