Molly Baumgartner, Whitney Gonsoulin, and Roberta Bienvenu
Recorded
December 3, 2023
Archived
December 3, 2023
36:37 minutes
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Id:
mby023346
Description
Friends Molly Baumgartner (62), Dr. Whitney Gonsoulin (70), and Roberta Bienvenu (71) share an array of stories of their upbringing, world travels, and work in the home birth movement in Louisiana.Subject Log / Time Code
Whitney describes his work with midwifery and the beginnings of a movement towards allowing and normalizing the home births of children.
Roberta and Whitney talk about their work birthing babies and the growing interest in midwifery and alternative birth methods they observed in Louisiana in the past.
Whitney and Roberta talk about the legal challenges around home births earlier in their careers and the legislative movement to allow people to practice them.
Whitney recalls a memorable home birth.
Roberta describes their journey and path after not being admitted as a midwife and learning how to sail, which began their sailing career.
Roberta talks about their travels around the world and life on the water.
Roberta describes being involved in a shipwreck.
Roberta talks about how people respond to her experiences and wanderlust. Molly talks about her travels.
Molly, Roberta, and Whitney discuss their upbringing in Louisiana and family history, as well as Whitney's path to medical school.
Molly, Roberta, and Whitney talk about their plans for a trip to Nova Scotia and their interest in the place.
Roberta recalls her shipwreck and travels again.
Roberta talks about teaching and recollections of sailing, and their desire for new locations to travel to.
Molly describes their travels with Whitney. Whitney talks about their cross-country bicycle trip and Roberta speaks about her travels.
Participants
- Molly Baumgartner
- Whitney Gonsoulin
- Roberta Bienvenu