Congresswoman
Barbara Jordan
Opened the Watergate impeachment hearings with a speech about the Constitution that is still taught as rhetoric. The first Black woman elected to Congress from the South.
Barbara Charline Jordan was an American politician, attorney, and educator. A member of the Democratic Party, she was the first African American elected to the Texas Senate since Reconstruction, the first woman descendant of American slavery elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, and one of the first two African Americans elected to the U.S. House from the former Confederacy since 1901, alongside Andrew Young of Georgia.
- Born
- 1936-02-21, Houston, Texas, USAA Friday
- Died
- 1996-01-17, Austin, Texas, USAA Wednesday, aged 59
- At birth
- Sun in Pisces, Moon in Aquarius
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Birth Chart
1936-02-21, Houston, Texas, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Chicagothe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Pisces | 1°57′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aquarius | 17°39′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aquarius | 5°35′ | Direct |
| Venus | Capricorn | 29°28′ | Direct |
| Mars | Pisces | 29°40′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Sagittarius | 20°55′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Pisces | 11°29′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Taurus | 2°18′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Virgo | 15°46′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Cancer | 25°34′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
1996-01-17, Austin, Texas, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Chicagothe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Capricorn | 26°54′ | Direct |
| Moon | Sagittarius | 17°25′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Capricorn | 29°33′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Pisces | 3°07′ | Direct |
| Mars | Aquarius | 7°17′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Capricorn | 3°13′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Pisces | 20°42′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Aquarius | 0°19′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Capricorn | 25°18′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Sagittarius | 2°27′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Barbara Jordan was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.
