1765  Magdalene Laundries. Women in Ireland were incarcerated in Magdalen Homesfor over a hundred years for falling pregnant outside of marriage or for any reason apriest or family member deemed permissible. The Nuns who ran the homes often soldoJ these women’s babies. 35,000 women were incarcerated. 6000 babiesapproximately died and its unknown how many babies were adopted through.1840 – The Wrens of the Curragh. A group of women who lived on the margins of societyaround the military camp at the curragh. They lived in “nests” within the furze bushes.Described as Outcasts and prostitutes, the wrens led a communal existence sharingfood and money earned through prostitution and knitting.1917- Venereal Disease Act – only ever implemented against women and used as areason to incarcerate women.1924- the Marriage bar is introduced in Ireland. What is unusual is most Europeancountries that had these bars lifted them after World War 2. Irelands went on until 1973.1935- Contraceptives were made illegal in Ireland.1972-Ireland joins the EU and1973- The marriage bar is lifted due to pressure on Ireland from the United nations whorecognised human rights were being violated.1982- Eileen Flynn was fired from her job as a teacher because she had given birth to ababy and was not married. She appealed to every court in the land including the highcourt and lost every time.1983 – The 8th amendment was inserted into the constitution. The 8th amendmentrecognises “the equal right to life of the pregnant woman and the unborn”1984- The Kerry Babies- Joanne Hayes is charged with murder for the killing of a babyfound on a beach in Kerry. She was identified as having been recently pregnant by anurse. Her baby was buried secretly at her home after it did not survive birth. She wasco-coerced into confessing that she had killed the two babies. Gardai insisted thatHayes had become pregnant simultaneously by two diJerent men through a rare