- Collection:
- Archives for Research on Women and Gender
- Title:
- Naunie Batchelder oral history interview, 2015-12-04
- Creator:
- Batchelder, Naunie
- Contributor to Resource:
- Abbott, Franklin
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia State University Library
- Date of Original:
- 2015-12-04
- Subject:
- Military spouses
Women psychics - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Elbert County, 34.11679, -82.8401
United States, Georgia, Elbert County, Elberton, 34.11159, -82.86863
United States, Georgia, Fulton County, 33.79025, -84.46702
United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798 - Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
interviews - Type:
- Sound
- Format:
- audio/mpeg
- Description:
- Naunie Batchelder grew up in Elberton, Ga. As a child, she experienced serious illness and nearly lost the ability to walk. Batchelder attended Valdosta State University, where she met her first husband Joshua Batchelder, who worked on a nearby Air Force base. Joshua became an Air Force officer, and he and Naunie moved several times, including to Goose Bay (Labrador), Boston, New York, and Seattle before moving to Atlanta. They later divorced, and Naunie married her second husband Lee Harris, whom she also divorced. In college, Naunie discovered that she had psychic abilities, and she honed them in college and in New York. In Atlanta, Naunie began giving psychic readings at an informal New Age group, than at the Foundation of Truth. She later left the organization but continued to support herself doing psychic readings.
Naunie Batchelder discusses her family history, childhood, and college years. She details her years as an Air Force wife, moving to many different cities with her husband Joshua Batchelder. Naunie discusses her work as a psychic, including the way that the public's perceptions of psychics have changed over the years--according to her, the work has become much less stigmatized since she began. Naunie and interviewer Franklin Abbott discuss their mutual friend, the late Raven Wolfdancer, whom Naunie helped train as a psychic. Naunie shares about her spiritual beliefs and gives advice about staying positive in the face of adversity. - Metadata URL:
- http://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/arwg/id/20426
- IIIF manifest:
- https://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/iiif/2/arwg:20426/manifest.json
- Language:
- eng
- Additional Rights Information:
- Copyright to this item is owned by Georgia State University Library. Georgia State University Library has made this item available under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommerical-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. For more information, see http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: Naunie Batchelder, interviewed by Franklin Abbott, December 4, 2015, Activist Women Oral History Project, Archives for Research for Women and Gender. Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University.
- Extent:
- 01:31:56
- Original Collection:
- Activist Women Oral History Project
Archives for Research on Women and Gender - Holding Institution:
- Georgia State University. Special Collections
- Rights:
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