Sarton, May
From Astro-Databank
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| born on | 3 May 1912 at 22:30 (= 10:30 PM ) | ||
| Place | Ghent, Belgium, 51n03, 3e43 | ||
| Timezone | GMT h0w (is standard time) | ||
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| Astrology data |   13°06'   12°31 Asc. 21°27'
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Biography
Belgian-American author with seven decades of written material produced. She authored a dozen novels, some dozen books of poetry and her famous moving journals. The publication of one of her journals was always considered an event, revealing inner and outer insights of reality, and her love of nature and solitude. Sarton had a lesbian relationship but did not care for the classification. Championed by feminists and college students; her sense of personal honesty demanded she reveal her lesbianism in 1965. Sarton is also known for performing clear-eyed explorations of the human condition.
She died in July 1995, in York, ME.
Events
- Death, Cause unspecified July 1995 (Age 83)
Source Notes
LMR quotes her autobiography "Recovering: A Journal, 1978-79," p.98
Categories
- Vocation : Writers : Autobiographer
- Passions : Sexuality : Lesbian
- Vocation : Writers : Fiction
- Vocation : Writers : Poet
- Personal : Death : Long life more than 80 yrs (Age 83)
- Notable : Book Collection : Culture Collection
Categories: 1912 births | Birthday 3 May | Birthplace Ghent, Belgium | Sun 13 Taurus | Moon 12 Sagittarius | Asc 21 Sagittarius | 1995 deaths | Vocation : Writers : Autobiographer | Passions : Sexuality : Lesbian | Vocation : Writers : Fiction | Vocation : Writers : Poet | Personal : Death : Long life more than 80 yrs | Notable : Book Collection : Culture Collection
