Sadie Whitehurst and Nancy Nicholson
Recorded
December 2, 2023
Archived
December 2, 2023
39:43 minutes
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Id:
mby023343
Description
Sadie Whitehurst (26) speaks with her mother, Nancy Nicholson (56), about their childhoods in Louisiana, their fond shared memories, and Nancy’s work tutoring the deaf and hard of hearing.Subject Log / Time Code
Sadie Whitehurst talks to Nancy Nicholson about their name and Nancy's thoughts on it, as well as the history of Sadie's name in the family.
Nancy and Sadie reflect on childhood and the differences between their childhoods.
Nancy describes the community they grew up around and explores more similarities and differences between her and Sadie's upbringings.
Nancy and Sadie discuss their relationship with sororities at university and how Sadie was supported by an aunt who also was a member of a sorority.
Nancy speaks about her friend group and Sadie shares that she looks up to Nancy's friends and their welcoming, comforting presences.
Nancy talks about her work establishing a daycare, as well as helping to coordinate a "Mother's Day Out" program.
Nancy describes a hard day for Sadie at the Mother's Day Out program and memories of a teddy bear parade.
Sadie asks Nancy about their favorite memory of them as a child.
Sadie and Nancy describe memories from an event called "Bach Lunch."
Nancy talks about tutoring deaf and hard of hearing kids and the work they do as an interpreter.
Nancy remembers her brother, who passed when she was young and was her motivation to learn sign language.
Nancy tells Sadie the story of her first signing as a baby and they reflect on more fun memories with sign language.
Nancy and Sadie express gratitude and appreciation for each other, their home, and their community.
Participants
- Sadie Whitehurst
- Nancy Nicholson