Glasgow Magdalene Institution

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The Glasgow Magdalene Institution (Glasgow’s Magdalene Institution for the Repression of Vice and Rehabilitation of Penitent Females was its official name) was an asylum in Glasgow, Scotland, initially started in 1812 and was open until 1958. The institution was started in response to the increasing worries of prostitution, the spread of venereal diseases and wavering moral values seen in the country, and sought to "rescue" women or girls who were deemed "prostitutes" and teach them how to support themselves through industrial training mainly through the laundries. rdf:langString
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rdf:langString The Glasgow Magdalene Institution (Glasgow’s Magdalene Institution for the Repression of Vice and Rehabilitation of Penitent Females was its official name) was an asylum in Glasgow, Scotland, initially started in 1812 and was open until 1958. The institution was started in response to the increasing worries of prostitution, the spread of venereal diseases and wavering moral values seen in the country, and sought to "rescue" women or girls who were deemed "prostitutes" and teach them how to support themselves through industrial training mainly through the laundries.
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