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Sex in a Cold Climate (1998)
By: Alexis Darby
| Published: Aug 12, 2019
In 1998, Testimony Films released the documentary Sex in a Cold Climate, which reported the true stories of four survivors from the Magdalene asylums…
LiteratureCatholicIrelandNunsCatholic women--Abuse of
Bon Secours Mother and Baby Home (1925–1961)
By: Alexis Darby
| Published: Jun 07, 2019
Between 1925 and 1961, a Roman Catholic order of nuns called the Bon Secours Sisters operated the Bon Secours Mother and Baby Home, or the Home, an…
Unmarried MothersAdult child abuse victimsChild AbuseFoster children--CareFoster children
The Magdalene Sisters (2002)
By: Alexis Darby
| Published: Jun 01, 2018
In 2002, Miramax Entertainment released The Magdalene Sisters, a film that portrays an interpretation of the true events experienced by four young…
LiteratureProstitutesProstitutes in motion picturesSex WorkersIreland
Margaret Ann Bulkley (James Barry) (1789−1865)
By: Sarah Foster
| Published: Feb 11, 2017
Margaret Ann Bulkley, under the male pseudonym James Barry, was one of the first female obstetricians in early nineteenth century British Empire. She…
Cesarean SectionUniversity of EdinburghSurgeryReproductive HealthIreland