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Autobiography/Memoir

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The Continuing Education of the Artist as a Mature Woman

Rachael Romero

2015

As a teenager, Rachael spent 9 months living in one of the infamous Magdalene Laundries. In this chapter she tells of going to Art School, but also of needing to escape Australia. Living in America, Rachael practiced her art and became an activist. She later did a Masters Degree at Antioch University and became an art teacher.

Children and young people in social care, and those who have left, are often subject to stigmatisation and discrimination. Being stigmatised and discriminated against can impact negatively on mental health and wellbeing not only during the care experience but often for many years after too. The project aims to contribute towards changing community attitudes towards care experienced people as a group. See glossary HERE


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