Jane Goodall, the cheerleader for chimpanzees and ardent conservationist, is the subject of a documentary The Hope transmitting for Earth Day tonight.
She started with no scientific training but went on to spend 60 years studying man’s closest relative in Tanzania until more recently switching over to become an advocate for the natural world.
She was born 3 April 1934 at 11.30 pm in London and went to Africa in her 20s. She has a successful though not easy chart with a 10th house Jupiter, which usually brings increasing respect with age, opposition a pro-active Aries Sun Mars and a restless, adventurous Uranus in her 5th squaring onto Pluto in the 8th. That Pluto would give her research abilities and the capacity to be ahead of her time, and for that reason would run her into resistance from stick-in-the-muds in her profession. Mars Pluto would also give her the courage to live and work in high-risk situations.
She also has a scientific Saturn in Aquarius conjunct Venus; and a Mercury in Pisces trine Pluto and opposition Neptune. A Neptunian slant is often found oddly enough amongst scientists.
She was married twice, the first time to a wildlife photographer, the second to a member of the Tanzanian government and head of their national parks.
An amazing lady who still travels extensively despite her age. She has a marked superstar 22nd Harmonic; a creative 5H; humanitarian 9H and an enduring 11H.
I watched a moving documentary of her releasing a chimp back in to the wild. It was about to run off, then it turned towards her, leapt onto a box or cage and gave her the most enormous hug. She hugged it back in silence and her African team were visibly moved. What a wonderful lady.