Magdalene asylums, also known as Magdalene laundries, were . Finnegan, Frances (2001). Do Penance or Perish: A Study of Magdalene Asylums in Ireland.

Magdalene asylums, also known as Magdalene laundries, were initially Protestant but later mostly Roman Catholic institutions that operated from the 18th to the late 20th centuries, ostensibly to house "fallen women". Lu Ann De Cunzo wrote in her book, Reform, Respite, Ritual: An Archaeology of Institutions; The Magdalene Society of Philadelphia, 1800–1850, that the women in Philadelphia's asylum "sought a refuge and a respite from disease, the prison or almshouse, unhappy family situations, abusive men, and dire economic circumstances.

Do Penance or Perish book. Frances Finnegan traces the development of Ireland's Magdalen. Do Penance or Perish: Magdalen Asylums in Ireland. Frances Finnegan traces the development of Ireland's Magdalen Asylums-homes that were founded in the mid-nineteenth century for the detention of prostitutes undergoing reform.

Frances Finnegan traces the development of Ireland's Magdalen Asylums - homes that were founded in the mid-nineteenth century for the detention . Do Penance or Perish is the first study of this shameful episode in Irish history. Customers who bought this item also bought.

Frances Finnegan traces the development of Ireland's Magdalen Asylums - homes that were founded in the mid-nineteenth century for the detention of prostitutes undergoing reform. The inmates of these asylums were discouraged - and many forcibly prevented - from leaving,and sometimes were detained for life. Put to work without pay in adjoining laundries, these women were subject to penance, harsh discipline, enforced silence, and prayer. Page 1 of 1 Start overPage 1 of 1.

Frances Finnegan traces the development of Ireland's Magdalen Asylums-homes that were founded in the mid-nineteenth century for the detention .

Frances Finnegan traces the development of Ireland's Magdalen Asylums-homes that were founded in the mid-nineteenth century for the detention of prostitutes undergoing reform. The inmates of these asylums were discouraged-and many forcibly prevented-from leaving and sometimes were detained for life. Their hair was cropped, and they were made to wear drab and shapeless clothing.

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Frances Finnegan's Do Penance or Perish (originally published in Ireland in 2001) reveals decades of questionable practices at Ireland's Magdalen Asylums, specifically those in Limerick, Waterford, New Ross, and Cork

Frances Finnegan's Do Penance or Perish (originally published in Ireland in 2001) reveals decades of questionable practices at Ireland's Magdalen Asylums, specifically those in Limerick, Waterford, New Ross, and Cork. The book does an excellent job in calling attention to some of the institutionalized abusive practices at these facilities. Its strongest point concerns the hollowness of the Asylums' stated goal to reform "fallen women" and return them to productive society

Do Penance or Perish: A Study of Magdalene Asylums in Ireland. Piltown, Co. Kilkenny: Congrave Press.

Lu Ann De Cunzo wrote in her book, Reform, Respite, Ritual: An Archaeology of Institutions; The Magdalene Society of Philadelphia, 1800–1850, that the women in Philadelphia's asylum "sought a refuge and a respite from disease, the prison or almshouse, unhappy family situations, abusive men, and dire economic circumstances.

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Do Penance or Perish: Magdalen Asylums in Ireland. March 12, 2004, Oxford University Press, USA. in English. Libraries near you: WorldCat.

Do penance or perish: Magdalen asylums in Ireland Frances Finnegan (Oxford University Press, £1. 0) ISBN 0195174607Over the past number of years, prompted primarily by a number of television documentaries and films, the purpose and objective of Magdalen asylums i. . 0) ISBN 0195174607Over the past number of years, prompted primarily by a number of television documentaries and films, the purpose and objective of Magdalen asylums in nineteenth- and twentieth-century Ireland have had a considerable airing. However, much of this debate generated more heat than light, with considerable confusion evident, for example, between the purpose of Magdalen homes and mother-and-baby homes