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Near a former Magdalene laundry in Galway, Ireland, a memorial with a sculpture by Mike Wilkins and a plaque with a poem by Patricia Burke Brogan honors the women who were held such institutions. (Flickr/William Murphy)
Near a former Magdalene laundry in Galway, Ireland, a memorial with a sculpture by Mike Wilkins and a plaque with a poem by Patricia Burke Brogan honors the women who were held such institutions. (Flickr/William Murphy)