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Vienna's convent confinement of convicted women described
A German observer details Vienna's practice of sending convicted women to a convent near Nendorf where the superior governs their care. Judges may order solitary days and low food, but most women are simply placed with the nun who runs the institution. The nun earns a daily kreuzer stipend per prisoner and holds broad autocratic power over the inmates. A Venice hatter earns between $240 and $4.80 weekly.
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Gornhill Magazine
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