HISTORY
Who brought Christianity to Ireland in the 5th century?
St Patrick
What type of women were sent to the MLs?
Promiscuous/wayward/deviant + mentally ill
Shopping trip
Les femmes étaient punies dans les MLs (passif)
Women were punished in the MLs
What happened in 1918?
Women over 30, with property and university qualifications got the right to vote
Who ran the Magdalene Laundries
The Catholic Church through the nuns
When was abortion first banned?
1861
Elle avait été accusée de promiscuité (past perfect)
She had been accused of promiscuity
What happened in 1924?
The marriage bar was introduced
Why did they mostly work as launderesses?
What side do people who are against abortion belong to?
pro-life
Quand elle pu enfin sortir, elle avait passé 3 ans de sa vie à travailler dur dans une ML
When she finally got out, she had spent three years of her life toiling in a ML
66% is the share of people who...
voted in favour of the repeal of the 8th Amendment in 2018
What happened to the babies born in the MLs?
They were separated from their mothers and then sent for adoption (mainly in the US)
What side do people in favour of abortion belong to?
Pro-choice
Les femmes qui avaient recours à l'avortement étaient jugées par la society
Women who got an abortion were judged by society
What is the 8th Amendment? When was it created?
It's the Amendment which wrote the ban on abortion into the Constitution in 1983
Why the name "Magdalene Laundries"?
Named after Mary Magdalene, a former prostitute who became a symbol of virtue and loyalty thanks to her relationship with Jesus
Give one adjective to describe the issue of abortion in Ireland
divisive / polarising
She was sent to a ML because she had got pregnant