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:Women's Studies Film Series 7-9 p.m. CBC A108 "The
Magdalene Sisters" (2002) Peter Mullan. A film about teenage girls who
were sent to Magdalene Asylums, otherwise known as the 'Magdalen Laundries':
homes for women who were labeled as "fallen" by their families or
society (though the film itself questions this). The homes were maintained by
individual religious orders in the Roman Catholic Church in Ireland.
V-Day Rehearsal 6:30-9:30 p.m. HOU