"The past has all the clues to the present,” says Ruth Wilson, eyes roving around my computer screen over Zoom. “Women’s bodies have been controlled by political states or religions for time immemorial. The past is painful. But if we don’t revisit it, then we will make the same mistakes. And it’s bound to happen again.”
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<p>James Smith, a scholar and advocate for the victims of Ireland's social service institutions including mother and child homes, reformatories, and the notorious Magdalen Laundries, warns that the government's attempts at compensation stifle openness and transparency. </p>
<p>James Smith, a scholar and advocate for the victims of Ireland's social service institutions including mother and child homes, reformatories, and the notorious Magdalen Laundries, warns that the government's attempts at compensation stifle openness and transparency. </p>