Share this postCall Me a Bastardloriolsonwhite.substack.comCopy linkFacebookEmailNoteOtherCall Me a BastardAug 15, 2024Share this postCall Me a Bastardloriolsonwhite.substack.comCopy linkFacebookEmailNoteOtherShareChapter 1: Stitched TogetherLori Olson White·Jun 25Release Date; June 25, 2024CHAPTER 1: Far from the prying eyes of society, Aimee Henry finds life at boarding school challenging and questions arise her Boston Brahmin guardian, Mary Martha Parker.Read full storyA Culture Unto ItselfLori Olson White·Jun 28Release Date: June 28, 2024 BONUS CONTENT: A look at the culture of boarding schools during the years Aimee Henry was a student, including dress codes, popular opinion and a history of women's education.Read full storyChapter 2: Christmas in BaltimoreLori Olson White·Jul 2Release Date: July 2, 2024CHAPTER TWO: When Aimee is invited to spend Christmas with Mary Martha and Archibald in Baltimore, she decides it's time to get answers to the questions she, and others, have been asking.Read full storyBaseborn Lori Olson White·Jul 5Release Date: July 12, 2024BONUS CONTENT: A look at the shame surrounding illegitimate births and the lengths to which some families went to keep them secret.Read full storyA Story Photo AlbumLori Olson White·Jul 7Release Date: July 7, 2024 BONUS CONTENT: Pictures are worth a few hundred words when it comes to getting to know the people involved in Call Me a Bastard.Read full storyChapter 3: The PivotLori Olson White·Jul 9Release Date: July 9, 2024CHAPTER THREE: As Aimee's situation changes, she's forced to change course to avoid the wrath of her Boston Brahmin guardian, Mary Martha Parker.Read full storyNursing AmericaLori Olson White·Jul 12Release Date: July 12, 2024 BONUS CONTENT: A look at private duty nursing, the Baltimore Directory and the role of nurses and nursing education in America during the early part of the 1900s.Read full storyChapter 4: Old MoneyLori Olson White·Jul 16Release Date: July 16, 2024CHAPTER FOUR: Mary Martha Parker had a lot to lose when Aimee Henry suggested the two might be blood related. In this chapter, we take a look at Boston Brahmins and the generational wealth that kept them at the top of the social ladder.Read full storyHarvey on a RollLori Olson White·Jul 19Release Date: July 19, 2024BONUS CONTENT: A look at what Harvey Parker brought to the table, including the Saturday Club and it's famous members, and the Parker House Roll.Read full storyGenerational Wealth ExplainedLori Olson White·Jul 21Release Date: July 21, 2024BONUS CONTENT: A closer look at the ways Mary Martha’s maternal great-grandfather, Israel Thorndike, created generational wealth and the impact it had on his family.Read full storyChapter 5: The ButlerLori Olson White·Jul 23Release Date: July 23, 2024CHAPTER FIVE: Aimee Henry represents a threat to Mary Martha Parker Taylor, and the Baltimore society lady is having none of it, in this chapter filled with a shocking turn of events.Read full storyThe Herstory of HysteriaLori Olson White·Jul 26Release Date: July 26, 2024BONUS CONTENT: A look at women and mental health, including the diagnosis of hysteria, and the Rest Cure at the heart of The Yellow Wallpaper.Read full storyChapter 6: Amelia Spills the TeaLori Olson White·Jul 30Release Date: July 30, 2024CHAPTER SIX: When Aimee Henry seeks out the help of Amelia Wright, Mary Martha Parker's longtime nurse and companion, she gets more than she bargained for!Read full storyDating AimeeLori Olson White·Aug 2Release Date: August 2, 2024BONUS CONTENT: A look at how to construct a reasonable historical timeline based on inconsistent information and memories that don't always make sense.Read full storyChapter 7: The Balancing ActLori Olson White·Aug 6Release Date: August 6, 2024CHAPTER SEVEN: Devastated by Amelia Wright's revelation, and needing to escape the influence of her mother, Aimee Henry gets married, and is forced to reckon with her own paternity.Read full storyGrover's SecretAug 9Release Date: August 9, 2024BONUS CONTENT: A look at the political scandal over illegitimacy that haunted Grover Cleveland, and the impact it had on those involved.Read full storyChapter 8: Bad MathLori Olson White·Aug 13Release Date: August 13, 2024CHAPTER EIGHT: Amelia Wright reveals the name of Aimee's father to Aimee, but some things simply don't add up.Read full storyHero to ZeroLori Olson White·Aug 16Publication Date: August 16, 2024BONUS CONTENT: A look at the myth and the man that was Allen Thorndike Rice, Mary Martha's cousin, and the man Aimee believed was her father.Read full storyChapter 9: The RollercoasterLori Olson White·Aug 20Publication Date: August 20, 2024CHAPTER 10: Aimee's joy at being a wife and mother is tempered by John's knowledge that she's not who he thought she was.Read full storyDown the Rabbit HoleLori Olson White·Aug 23Release Date: August 27, 2024BONUS CONTENT: A look at what Mary Martha's plans for Aimee might have been, and how and why things changed.Read full storyChapter 10: EarthquakeAug 27Release Date: August 27, 2024CHAPTER 10: Pushed to the end of her rope, Aimee has some big decisions to make, and what she decides changes everything.Read full storyThe Academics of SecretsLori Olson White·Aug 30Release Date: August 30, 2024BONUS CONTENT: A look at the research and science of keeping secrets and with insight into the secrets at the heart of Call Me a Bastard, the true story of Aimee Henry and Mary Martha Parker.Read full storyChapter 11: The Long GameLori Olson White·Sep 3Release Date: September 3, 2024CHAPTER 11: After recognizing the betrayal and manipulation she has endured at the hands of Mary Martha and John for what it is, Aimee's need for reckoning grows.Read full storyThe State of MarriageSep 6Publication Date: September 6, 2024BONUS CONTENT: Looking at marriage through Dorothy Dix, Senor del Toro and Gretna Greene.Read full storyChapter 12: Let the Battle BeginSep 10Release Date: September 10, 2024,CHAPTER 12: Aimee and her legal team fire the first shots in a battle to force Mary Martha to acknowledge she is Aimee's mother.Read full storyArchibald’s WillLori Olson White·Sep 13Release Date: September 13, 2024BONUS CONTENT: A look at how Mary Martha’s husband divided his estate, and what it might say about him.Read full story
