Short story writer
Eudora Welty
Lived in the same Mississippi house for most of eighty years and photographed the Depression South before she wrote about it.
Eudora Alice Welty was an American short-story writer, novelist, and photographer who wrote about the American South. Her novel The Optimist's Daughter won the Pulitzer Prize in 1973. Welty received numerous awards, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Order of the South. She was the first living author to have her works published by the Library of America. Her house in Jackson, Mississippi, has been designated as a National Historic Landmark and is open to the public as a house museum.
- Born
- 1909-04-13, Jackson, Mississippi, USAA Tuesday
- Died
- 2001-07-23, Jackson, Mississippi, USAA Monday, aged 92
- At birth
- Sun in Aries, Moon in Capricorn
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Birth Chart
1909-04-13, Jackson, Mississippi, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Chicagothe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aries | 23°09′ | Direct |
| Moon | Capricorn | 25°00′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aries | 14°19′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aries | 19°15′ | Direct |
| Mars | Aquarius | 2°35′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Virgo | 5°01′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Aries | 14°21′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Capricorn | 21°00′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Cancer | 14°24′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Gemini | 24°02′ | Direct |
Death Chart
2001-07-23, Jackson, Mississippi, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Chicagothe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Leo | 0°53′ | Direct |
| Moon | Virgo | 11°32′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Cancer | 16°35′ | Direct |
| Venus | Gemini | 19°58′ | Direct |
| Mars | Sagittarius | 15°12′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Cancer | 2°20′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Gemini | 11°25′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Aquarius | 23°44′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Aquarius | 7°33′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Sagittarius | 12°47′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Eudora Welty 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.
