TY  - BOOK
AU  - O'Beirne,Kathy
TI  - Kathy's story
SN  - 0732282160
AV  - HV757.A6 O32 2005
U1  - 362.732092 22
PY  - 2005///
CY  - Pymble, NSW
PB  - Harper Collins
KW  - O'Beirne, Kathy.
KW  - Teenage girls
KW  - Institutional care
KW  - Ireland
KW  - Dublin
KW  - Biography
KW  - Adult child abuse victims
KW  - Child abuse
KW  - Religious aspects
KW  - Catholic Church
N1  - "Inside the hell of Ireland's notorious Magdalen Sisters' laundries"--Cover; Includes bibliographical references (p. 223)
N2  - Kathy O'Beirne was sexually abused at eight, labeled troublesome by a psychiatrist, and sent to reform school. After being raped by a visiting priest, she was transferred to a psychiatric hospital and subjected to electric shock therapy. At 12, she ended up in a Magdalen laundry, the notorious workhouses where thousands of other troublesome girls were incarcerated, abused, and forced to slave in horrendous conditions. In unflinching detail, yet illuminated by strength and hope, Kathy's Story recounts her harrowing experiences, remarkable survival, and campaign to help other victims of institutional abuse

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