“I am your nanny” is an oral history project that combines oral history, poetry, prose, film, and mixed media to tell the stories of career nannies working in and around new york. It’s an exploration of the work as both a physical and spiritual practice. Over the course of three years, five women were interviewed on the record about their experiences working as nannies. They are women of color, who each found themselves in the caretaking profession after immigrating from their home countries across the Caribbean and Latin America. In these audio chapters, you will hear stories from the oral histories of Deloris, June, Slaviza, Sharon, and Lua. My hope is that by witnessing these testimonies, you might understand a bit more about the sacrifice and deep love that goes into the incredible work that these women do. More than anything this is a project about about love.

 

Nashville native Courtney Scott is a writer, storyteller, oral historian, and mother-worker. When not telling stories in sound, film, or words, Courtney devotes much of her time and heart to caring for young children. The protégé of mother-workers from across many generations and cultures, her creative work is deeply informed by women of color, exploring themes of race, class, love, and money.