Prison reformer
Elizabeth Fry
Walked into Newgate prison in 1813 and spent the rest of her life reforming it, and was on the Bank of England five pound note for a decade.
Elizabeth Fry, sometimes referred to as Betsy Fry, was an English prison reformer, social reformer, philanthropist and Quaker. Fry was a major driving force behind new legislation to improve the treatment of prisoners, especially female inmates, and as such has been called the "Angel of Prisons". She was instrumental in the Gaols Act 1823 which mandated sex-segregation of prisons and female warders for female inmates to protect them from sexual exploitation. Fry kept extensive diaries, in which she wrote explicitly of the need to protect female prisoners from rape and sexual abuse.
- Born
- 1780-05-21, Norwich, EnglandA Sunday
- Died
- 1845-10-12, Ramsgate, Kent, EnglandA Sunday, aged 65
- At birth
- Sun in Gemini, Moon in Capricorn
- Nationality
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Birth Chart
1780-05-21, Norwich, England · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Londonthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Gemini | 0°54′ | Direct |
| Moon | Capricorn | 7°24′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Taurus | 5°55′ | Direct |
| Venus | Cancer | 15°51′ | Direct |
| Mars | Gemini | 17°45′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Libra | 17°58′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Sagittarius | 5°32′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Gemini | 22°46′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Libra | 1°00′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Aquarius | 5°07′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
1845-10-12, Ramsgate, Kent, England · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Londonthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Libra | 19°01′ | Direct |
| Moon | Pisces | 11°59′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Libra | 8°54′ | Direct |
| Venus | Scorpio | 27°13′ | Direct |
| Mars | Aquarius | 24°29′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Taurus | 7°58′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Aquarius | 12°19′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Aries | 7°48′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Aquarius | 23°18′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Aries | 24°02′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Elizabeth Fry 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.
