Educator
Mary McLeod Bethune
Founded a college with a dollar and a half, and advised four presidents.
Mary McLeod Bethune was an American educator, philanthropist, humanitarian, womanist, and civil rights activist. Bethune founded the National Council of Negro Women in 1935, and proceeded to establish the Aframerican Women's Journal, which was the flagship journal of the organization. She presided over other African-American women's organizations, including the National Association for Colored Women. Shortly after joining the National Youth Administration in 1935, Bethune became the first Black woman to lead a federal agency when she was appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt as the head of a department within the NYA.
- Born
- 1875-07-10, Mayesville, USAA Saturday
- Died
- 1955-05-18, Daytona Beach, USAA Wednesday, aged 79
- At birth
- Sun in Cancer, Moon in Libra
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Birth Chart
1875-07-10, Mayesville, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Cancer | 17°57′ | Direct |
| Moon | Libra | 20°51′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Cancer | 12°09′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Gemini | 27°53′ | Direct |
| Mars | Sagittarius | 22°52′ | Retrograde |
| Jupiter | Libra | 22°27′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Aquarius | 25°09′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Leo | 13°50′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Taurus | 2°52′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Taurus | 23°19′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1955-05-18, Daytona Beach, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Taurus | 26°56′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aries | 12°12′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Gemini | 18°51′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aries | 28°54′ | Direct |
| Mars | Gemini | 25°09′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Cancer | 25°28′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Scorpio | 17°10′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Cancer | 24°33′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Libra | 26°04′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Leo | 24°20′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Mary McLeod Bethune 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.
