Life in a Magdalene laundry: Haunting images show children raised in cruel orphanages around the wor

• 'Images show the everyday life at Magdalene Laundries around the world through the early 1900s

• The establishments were set-up to house 'fallen women', who had children out of wedlock

• Many former occupants of homes have spoken out about the abuse they suffered at the laundries

• Named after the Bible's Mary Magdalene, the homes were used to reform so-called 'fallen women'

• They expanded to take in girls who were considered 'promiscuous', unmarried mothers, the criminal, mentally unwell and girls who were seen as a burden on their families'

A tragic piece of history.Good intentions gone bad.



Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...images-everyday-life-Magdalene-Laundries.html