Eleanor DarraghBirth Chart
23/11/1934 14:16
AA - Birth record in hand
Wilmington (DE)
USA
39°45' ↑ North - 75°33' ← West
05:00 West
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Eleanor Elizabeth (Darragh) Wilson Cruz was an American programmer and mathematician best known as the mother of Senator Ted Cruz. She earned a degree in mathematics from Rice University in the 1950s, joining a generation of women with technical training at a time when female presence in the exact sciences was still limited. Her professional career included work in computer programming, a field that developed rapidly in the following decades. As a family figure, Eleanor appears in accounts of her son’s life because of her academic background and professional experience, which helped shape the intellectual environment in which he was raised. The combination of technical education and work in computing gives her a notable place in the Cruz family’s social and familial context, particularly regarding the emphasis placed on mathematical education. Although there is not an extensive public record of her life or widely publicized scientific work, her legacy is chiefly seen in her influence on later generations of the family and as an example of a technically trained woman during a period of technological transition.
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↣ Sun in Sagittarius - 00°49' - in house 8
↣ Moon in Cancer - 01°28' - in house 4
↣ Mercury in Scorpio - 12°01' - in house 8
↣ Venus in Sagittarius - 02°01' - in house 8
↣ Mars in Virgo - 20°49' - in house 6
↣ Jupiter in Scorpio - 09°26' - in house 7/8
↣ Saturn in Aquarius - 22°10' - in house 12
↣ Uranus in Aries - 28°16' - in house 1 - retrograde
↣ Neptune in Virgo - 14°25' - in house 6
↣ Pluto in Cancer - 25°56' - in house 5 - retrograde
↣ North Node in Aquarius - 02°53' - in house 11 - retrograde
↣ Ascendant in Aries - 09°23' - in house 1
↣ Midheaven in Capricorn - 05°04' - in house 10
↣ Equatorial Ascendant in Aries - 06°01'
↣ Sun in house 8
↣ Moon in house 4
↣ Mercury in house 8
↣ Venus in house 8
↣ Mars in house 6
↣ Jupiter in house 7/8
↣ Saturn in house 12
↣ Uranus in house 1
↣ Neptune in house 6
↣ Pluto in house 5
↣ North Node in house 11
↣ Ascendant in house 1
↣ Midheaven in house 10
↣ Sun and Venus conjunction (1°11' separating) parallel
↣ Sun and Pluto trine (4°54' separating)
↣ Sun and North Node sextile (2°04' applying) parallel
↣ Sun and Equatorial Ascendant trine (5°11' separating)
↣ Moon and Uranus sextile (3°12' separating)
↣ Moon and Equatorial Ascendant square (4°33' separating)
↣ Moon and Midheaven opposition (3°36' separating)
↣ Mercury and Jupiter conjunction (2°34' separating) parallel
↣ Mercury and Neptune sextile (2°25' applying)
↣ Venus and North Node sextile (0°53' applying) parallel
↣ Venus and Equatorial Ascendant trine (4°00' separating)
↣ Mars and Neptune conjunction (6°24' separating)
↣ Mars and Pluto sextile (5°07' applying)
↣ Jupiter and Neptune sextile (4°59' applying)
↣ Jupiter and Midheaven sextile (4°23' applying)
↣ Uranus and Pluto square (2°20' applying)
↣ Uranus and North Node square (4°38' applying)
↣ Pluto and North Node opposition (6°58' applying)
↣ Pluto and Midheaven antiparallel
↣ North Node and Equatorial Ascendant sextile (3°07' separating)