Writer & pacifist
Vera Brittain
Left Oxford to nurse in the First World War and lost her fiance, her brother and two close friends. Testament of Youth is the account of it.
Vera Mary Brittain was an English Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD) nurse, writer, feminist, socialist and pacifist. Her best-selling 1933 memoir Testament of Youth recounted her experiences during the First World War and the beginning of her journey towards pacifism.
- Born
- 1893-12-29, Newcastle-under-Lyme, EnglandA Friday
- Died
- 1970-03-29, London, EnglandA Sunday, aged 76
- At birth
- Sun in Capricorn, Moon in Libra
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1893-12-29, Newcastle-under-Lyme, England · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Londonthe zone used then
Europe/LondonThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Capricorn | 8°03′ | Direct |
| Moon | Libra | 2°28′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Sagittarius | 20°44′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aquarius | 23°00′ | Direct |
| Mars | Scorpio | 28°15′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Taurus | 21°55′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Libra | 24°05′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Scorpio | 14°12′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Gemini | 11°27′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Gemini | 9°17′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
1970-03-29, London, England · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Londonthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aries | 8°20′ | Direct |
| Moon | Sagittarius | 25°23′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aries | 14°23′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aries | 23°52′ | Direct |
| Mars | Taurus | 15°52′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Scorpio | 3°52′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Taurus | 7°49′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Libra | 6°41′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Sagittarius | 0°42′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Virgo | 25°43′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Vera Brittain 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.