The Forgotten Maggies (2009)

Directed by

Steven O'Riordan

Genre

documentary film

Country

Ireland

Runtime

52 min

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary tells the story of women who survived the Magdalene laundries in Ireland. It follows several of these women as they speak about their experiences and meet with government officials for the first time.

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What happens

The Forgotten Maggies (2009) is a documentary made by Irish film maker Steven O'Riordan about the Magdalene laundries. It was launched at the Galway Film Fleadh 2009. It was screened on the Irish television station TG4 in 2011, attracting over 360,000 viewers. The women who appeared in the documentary, including Mary Teresa Collins, Mary King, Kathleen Legg and Maureen O'Sullivan, were among the first Magdalene women to meet with Irish government officials. These women brought national and international attention to the subject. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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