3. The Magdalene Asylums
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In Ireland, the Catholic Church took it upon themselves to house women suspected of prostitution or cheating in prisons known as Magdalene asylums. Yes, that’s right, just suspicion. These women would be forced to undergo tests and receive treatments for their sins. The women were beat horrifically and put to work in laundry mats where they barely got paid while the Catholic Church reaped in profits. When they died, often they were buried and their families weren’t notified. In 1993, 155 bodies were found in a mass grave in North Dublin. An estimated 30,000 women spent time in these asylums.
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