Magdalene Laundries

This week we talk about how to dispose of those inconvenient home wreckers: babies. Join us as we discuss the bad old days, the mothers were slaves, the babies were dead, and the government was busy with important matters.

Sources:

https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/curtain-lifts-on-decades-of-forced-adoptions-for-unwed-mothers-in-canada

https://www.history.com/news/magdalene-laundry-ireland-asylum-abuse

https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/people/the-last-of-the-magdalenes-the-nuns-took-my-childhood-1.3515146

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonial_American_bastardy_laws

https://thegirlswhowentaway.com/

https://www.crimemuseum.org/crime-library/serial-killers/amelia-dyer/

https://allthatsinteresting.com/dagmar-overbye

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baby_Scoop_Era

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-awkward-17thcentury-dating-practice-that-saw-teens-get-bundled-into-bags

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/wellness/1991/01/08/unwed-motherhood-insights-from-the-colonial-era/14ff7ff2-d03d-4552-86c5-73b8c15341b0/

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/everything-youve-heard-about-chastity-belts-is-a-lie

http://cdalebrittain.blogspot.com/2015/06/medieval-bastards.html