My mother got a Mexican divorce as late as the 1950s. And my grandparents married in Elkton in 1929ā¦. Iām glad for all this historical context, Lori!
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Iād never come across either of those either, so was likewise fascinated by them. And I just scratched the surface! So many great stories - a bunch of big celebrities used Mexican marriages and Gretna Green marriages between 1912 and 1930, and some of the scandals were huge! Glad you enjoyed the bonus content!
I had heard of Mexican divorces but greatly appreciated the background and context to Aimee and John's situation. I'd never heard of Gretna Green marriages before so I learned something new and interesting. Great quotes from Dorothy Dix!
Thanks, and I love that you got something new out of the bonus post! The ability to add context outside the story itself is one of the things I love about Substack.
And re Dorothy Dix - she was such a powerful commentator of the day that Iāve found her PoV really beneficial as Iāve worked thru this project. Her story is pretty amazing, as well.
My mother got a Mexican divorce as late as the 1950s. And my grandparents married in Elkton in 1929ā¦. Iām glad for all this historical context, Lori!
Wow talk about a small world moment! Thanks for sharing. This bonus content was one of the ones I enjoyed researching most, but also had the hardest time cutting down hehe there was just so much cool info š¤
Such a compelling post! I didn't know about this history of 'marriage as business' in Elkton or the origin and history of the Mexican divorce.
Iād never come across either of those either, so was likewise fascinated by them. And I just scratched the surface! So many great stories - a bunch of big celebrities used Mexican marriages and Gretna Green marriages between 1912 and 1930, and some of the scandals were huge! Glad you enjoyed the bonus content!
I had heard of Mexican divorces but greatly appreciated the background and context to Aimee and John's situation. I'd never heard of Gretna Green marriages before so I learned something new and interesting. Great quotes from Dorothy Dix!
Thanks, and I love that you got something new out of the bonus post! The ability to add context outside the story itself is one of the things I love about Substack.
And re Dorothy Dix - she was such a powerful commentator of the day that Iāve found her PoV really beneficial as Iāve worked thru this project. Her story is pretty amazing, as well.