10 hrs 11 mins | BIOGRAPHY and AUTOBIOGRAPHY | Social ActivistsAt seventeen years old, Lily Arthur was caught between an era of women's liberation and the draconian ideology that young women should be punished for deviating from society's 'moral codes'.
For the 'crime' of being pregnant, Lily was forcibly taken from the man she planned to marry and incarcerated in Brisbane Watch House before being sent to work in a notorious Magdalene laundry.
Committed to the Holy Cross home for unwed mothers in Woolowin, Lily's son was taken from her in the labour ward and put up for adoption.
She promised him: 'I will see you again, little one. I will se...
At seventeen years old, Lily Arthur was caught between an era of women's liberation and the draconian ideology that young women should be punished for deviating from society's 'moral codes'.
For the 'crime' of being pregnant, Lily was forcibly taken from the man she planned to marry and incarcerated in Brisbane Watch House before being sent to work in a notorious Magdalene laundry.
Committed to the Holy Cross home for unwed mothers in Woolowin, Lily's son was taken from her in the labour ward and put up for adoption.
She promised him: 'I will see you again, little one. I will see you again.'
A true story from the war-torn ravages for East End London to the far north of Queensland, Australia, Dirty Laundry recounts a journey that took Lily and a movement of women like her on a lifelong battle for justice.
| # | Title | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | 001 Intro |
0 mins 14 secs |
| 2. | 002 Dedications |
0 mins 22 secs |
| 3. | 003 Acknowledgements |
0 mins 44 secs |
| 4. | 004 Disclaimer |
0 mins 33 secs |
| 5. | 005 About the author |
2 mins 00 secs |
| 6. | 006 Chapter 1 |
1 hr 08 mins |
| 7. | 007 Chapter2 |
24 mins 23 secs |
| 8. | 008 Chapter3 |
53 mins 46 secs |
| 9. | 009 Chapter4 |
1 hr 05 mins |
| 10. | 010 Chapter5 |
59 mins 00 secs |
| 11. | 011 Chapter6 |
50 mins 59 secs |
| 12. | 012 Chapter7 |
58 mins 34 secs |
| 13. | 013 Chapter8 |
50 mins 20 secs |
| 14. | 014 Chapter9a |
41 mins 07 secs |
| 15. | 014 Chapter9b |
39 mins 29 secs |
| 16. | 015 Chapter10 |
48 mins 13 secs |
| 17. | 016 Chapter11 |
32 mins 16 secs |
| 18. | 017 Final Word |
11 mins 49 secs |
| 19. | 018 Outro |
0 mins 15 secs |
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