Publication

2007-09-28 - University of Notre Dame Press

Language

English

Word Count

78,000 words, Guess

Page Count

312 pages

Physical Format

Paperback

Identifiers

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Classifications

  • LCCHV1448.I73S65 2007
  • LCCHV1448.I73 S65 2007

Description

"Focusing on the ten Catholic Magdalen laundries operating between 1922 and 1996, Ireland's Magdalen Laundries and the Nation's Architecture of Containment offers the first history of women entering these institutions in the twentieth century. Because the religious orders have not opened their archival records, Smith argues that Ireland's Magdalen institutions continue to exist in the public mind primarily at the level of story (cultural representation and survivor testimony) rather than history (archival history and documentation). The book is addressed to academic and general readers alike."--BOOK JACKET.

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  • Ireland's Magdalen Laundries and the Nation's Architecture of ContainmentPaperbackUniversity of Notre Dame Press2007-09-28

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