Season 04 : British Isles Episode 04 : Magdalene Laundries : Ireland Historically, it’s never been easy to be a woman. Even today in fact, depending on what part of the world you live in it can be excruciatingly difficult to live a life as a member of the fairer sex. But while things like the constant threat of sexual harassment or not having access to medical treatments are a sad reality in the modern day, that’s arguably nothing compared to what the women of Ireland had to go through between the 18th and 20th centuries. Most people know about the oppression suffered by women in the past and applaud the progress made since then. Sometimes though, the situation was even worse than you’ve been told. Check us out on YouTube at: https://www.youtube.com/c/SomewhereSinister Follow us on social media: https://twitter.com/SomewhereSin https://www.instagram.com/somewheresinister/ You can support us by donating a few bucks here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/somewheresin This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5428204/advertisement