{"id":3358,"date":"2025-11-16T14:18:43","date_gmt":"2025-11-16T14:18:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scientifictelevision.com\/america\/?p=3358"},"modified":"2025-11-16T14:18:43","modified_gmt":"2025-11-16T14:18:43","slug":"my-mum-was-a-17-year-old-free-spirit-so-she-was-locked-up-and-put-in-a-coma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scientifictelevision.com\/america\/?p=3358","title":{"rendered":"My mum was a 17-year-old free spirit &#8211; so she was locked up and put in a coma"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"78\" data-end=\"148\"><strong data-start=\"82\" data-end=\"148\">(\u0967). News related to events and topics or subjects or issues:-<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"150\" data-end=\"883\">The story reveals the hidden trauma experienced by <strong data-start=\"201\" data-end=\"222\">Mariona Roca Tort<\/strong>, a woman who as a teenager was detained in a Franco-era reformatory run under Spain\u2019s <strong data-start=\"309\" data-end=\"347\">Patronato de Protecci\u00f3n a la Mujer<\/strong>. These institutions confined girls and young women who did not conform to the dictatorship\u2019s strict Catholic norms\u2014single mothers, girls with boyfriends, lesbians, or those who were victims of sexual assault. Mariona\u2019s daughter, <strong data-start=\"577\" data-end=\"594\">Marina Freixa<\/strong>, learned this shocking truth a decade ago, which later inspired her to create a documentary about her mother\u2019s past. As Spain marks <strong data-start=\"727\" data-end=\"784\">50 years since the death of dictator Francisco Franco<\/strong>, survivors of such institutions are demanding a formal investigation into the abuses they endured.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr data-start=\"885\" data-end=\"888\" \/>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"890\" data-end=\"954\"><strong data-start=\"894\" data-end=\"954\">(\u0968). Causes of events and topics or subjects or issues:-<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"956\" data-end=\"1733\">Mariona\u2019s detention was driven by the oppressive structure of <strong data-start=\"1018\" data-end=\"1051\">Franco\u2019s authoritarian regime<\/strong>, which promoted absolute social control, censorship, and rigid Catholic moral standards. Her conservative parents, fearing social \u201cscandal\u201d after she began associating with left-wing activists and participating in anti-dictatorship demonstrations, reported her as a runaway\u2014allowing authorities to arrest and institutionalise her. The regime\u2019s system treated non-conforming women as \u201cfallen\u201d and in need of \u201cre-education,\u201d giving the Patronato power to detain young women without due process. This ideology, combined with parental pressure, political repression, and religious indoctrination, created an environment where young women like Mariona were easily confined and silenced.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr data-start=\"1735\" data-end=\"1738\" \/>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1740\" data-end=\"1821\"><strong data-start=\"1744\" data-end=\"1821\">(\u0969). Lessons to be learned from events and topics or subjects or issues:-<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1823\" data-end=\"2517\">This account underscores the importance of <strong data-start=\"1866\" data-end=\"1939\">protecting human rights, individual freedom, and the dignity of women<\/strong>, especially under authoritarian governments. It highlights how unchecked political and religious power can normalise abuse and suppress personal autonomy. Families, too, can become instruments of oppression when societal norms become more important than compassion. The story reminds societies to confront historical injustices openly, encourage survivors to speak, and ensure such abuses are never repeated. It also emphasises the need for <strong data-start=\"2381\" data-end=\"2433\">truth, accountability, and institutional inquiry<\/strong>, as many survivors still wait for recognition and justice after decades of silence.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(\u0967). News related to events and topics or subjects or issues:- The story reveals the hidden trauma experienced by Mariona Roca Tort, a woman who as a teenager was detained in a Franco-era reformatory run under Spain\u2019s Patronato de Protecci\u00f3n a la Mujer. 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