Karen Nolan
Appearances
This American Life
668: The Long Fuse
You know, they coined the phrase the Stork Derby, comparing it to like a horse race. So there was a mad dash to track down the women, get their exclusive stories and to follow them and hound them on the very intimate and personal details of their life.
This American Life
668: The Long Fuse
The cultural makeup of Toronto at the time was a very WASP-y society. And we have this Italian family here who is reproducing children at a rate that outpaced the white Protestant Anglo-Saxons.
This American Life
668: The Long Fuse
She was a social outcast because her children were fathered by different men, which was, you know, taboo. And she was shamed for that. She was considered to be a trollop, you know, by having children with more than one man.
This American Life
668: The Long Fuse
I think her eccentricity, for one thing. Her passion and her... undeniable belief that she was the chosen one, if you will.
This American Life
668: The Long Fuse
So, yes, it had bitten the baby in the face and neck area. And, you know, as we all know, throughout history, rats carry diseases. But they couldn't afford the hospital. It is so difficult to even talk. I mean, it's unbelievable that it still chokes me up.