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Magdalene Sisters
The incarceration of some young Irish women in the Magdalene Asylums of the 1960s and 1970s is documented in this 2003 film. The Magdalene women were sent to these Roman Catholic institutions for various moral transgressions -- from pregnancy to loose behavior -- and served as, essentially, slave labor in laundries and other services.

Catherine Booth - A Sketch
A biography of Catherine Booth, Salvation Army founder, by Mildred Duff.

Catherine Booth - A Sketch - Chapter 4 Part 2
A biography of Catherine Booth, Salvation Army founder, by Mildred Duff. - Chapter 4 Part 2

Catherine Booth - A Sketch - Chapter 12
A biography of Catherine Booth, Salvation Army founder, by Mildred Duff. - Chapter 12

Catherine Booth - A Sketch - Chapter 8
A biography of Catherine Booth, Salvation Army founder, by Mildred Duff. - Chapter 8

Catherine Booth - A Sketch - Chapter 9 Part 2
A biography of Catherine Booth, Salvation Army founder, by Mildred Duff. - Chapter 9 Part 2

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Catherine Booth - A Sketch - Chapter 11
A biography of Catherine Booth, Salvation Army founder, by Mildred Duff. - Chapter 11

Catherine Booth - A Sketch - Chapter 9
A biography of Catherine Booth, Salvation Army founder, by Mildred Duff. - Chapter 9

Catherine Booth - A Sketch - Chapter 7
A biography of Catherine Booth, Salvation Army founder, by Mildred Duff. - Chapter 7

Catherine Booth - A Sketch - Chapter 6
A biography of Catherine Booth, Salvation Army founder, by Mildred Duff. - Chapter 6

Catherine Booth - A Sketch - Chapter 5
A biography of Catherine Booth, Salvation Army founder, by Mildred Duff. - Chapter 5

Catherine Booth - A Sketch - Chapter 10
A biography of Catherine Booth, Salvation Army founder, by Mildred Duff. - Chapter 10

Catherine Booth - A Sketch - Chapter 5 Part 2
A biography of Catherine Booth, Salvation Army founder, by Mildred Duff. - Chapter 5 Part 2

Catherine Booth - A Sketch - Chapter 11 Part 2
A biography of Catherine Booth, Salvation Army founder, by Mildred Duff. - Chapter 11 Part 2

Catherine Booth - A Sketch - Chapter 6 Part 2
A biography of Catherine Booth, Salvation Army founder, by Mildred Duff. - Chapter 6 Part 2

Catherine Booth - A Sketch - Chapter 10 Part 2
A biography of Catherine Booth, Salvation Army founder, by Mildred Duff. - Chapter 10 Part 2

Catherine Booth - A Sketch - Chapter 6 Part 3
A biography of Catherine Booth, Salvation Army founder, by Mildred Duff. - Chapter 6 Part 3

Catherine Booth - A Sketch - Chapter 8 Part 2
A biography of Catherine Booth, Salvation Army founder, by Mildred Duff. - Chapter 8 Part 2

Catherine Booth - A Sketch - Chapter 3
A biography of Catherine Booth, Salvation Army founder, by Mildred Duff. - Chapter 3

Catherine Booth - A Sketch - Chapter 4
A biography of Catherine Booth, Salvation Army founder, by Mildred Duff. - Chapter 4

Catherine Booth - A Sketch - Chapter 2 Part 2
A biography of Catherine Booth, Salvation Army founder, by Mildred Duff. - Chapter 2 Part 2

Catherine Booth - A Sketch
A biography of Catherine Booth, Salvation Army founder, by Mildred Duff.

Catherine Booth - A Sketch - Chapter 3 Part 2
A biography of Catherine Booth, Salvation Army founder, by Mildred Duff. - Chapter 3 Part 2

Catherine Booth - A Sketch - Chapter 2
A biography of Catherine Booth, Salvation Army founder, by Mildred Duff. - Chapter 2

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