Birthmothers and Witches

Scotland’s Witches King James VI of Scotland and subsequent rulers vilified people believed to be witches with great fervor during the 16th and 18th centuries. They tortured and executed over…
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Ireland’s Last Magdalene Laundry

A Magdalene laundry memorial According to the New York Times, a new memorial will be developed in the last remaining “Magdalene laundry” in Dublin. The compound with its convent and…
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Adoption’s Legacy of Harm

Witnessing the evidence of harm It’s been years since I’ve spent a Saturday morning in a room, passing around a box of kleenex while listening to birth parents and adoptees…
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