My mum was a 17-year-old free spirit - so she was locked up and put in a coma
Summary
A woman named Mariona Roca Tort shared with her family that as a teenager in Spain during the dictatorship of Francisco Franco, she was sent to a reformatory. These institutions detained young women who did not fit the regime's strict Catholic values. Now, decades after Franco's death, survivors are seeking answers and calling for an investigation.Key Facts
- Mariona Roca Tort was detained in a reformatory at age 17 during Spain's Franco dictatorship.
- Reformatories were used to hold young women who did not conform to the regime's values.
- Mariona's detainment was arranged by her own conservative and religious parents.
- The detention and "treatment" she received have blurred some of Mariona's memories.
- Spain's dictatorship under Francisco Franco ended in 1975.
- Survivors of the Women's Protection Board's practices are now demanding an inquiry for answers about their past treatment.
- Mariona shared her story with her daughter Marina, who made a documentary about it.
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