“The books which we were taught to read were all religious, and related to the Roman Catholic faith.”

— Maria Monk

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About Maria Monk

Author • Canadian

Maria Monk was a 19th-century Canadian woman who gained international notoriety for her sensational memoir. In 1836, she published "The Awful Disclosures of Maria Monk," which claimed to expose widespread sexual abuse...

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