Kathy's story / Kathy O'Beirne.

By:

O'Beirne, Kathy

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Pymble, NSW : Harper Collins, 2005.Description: 223 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (chiefly col.), ports. ; 24 cmISBN:

0732282160
9780732282165

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

362.732092 22

LOC classification:

HV757.A6 O32 2005

Summary: 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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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Non-Fiction	Pop-Up Library Non-Fiction	Non Fiction	362.732 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		A00396927

"Inside the hell of Ireland's notorious Magdalen Sisters' laundries"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 223).

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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