Hodgins, Lola F
(2023)
From Galileo to Glass Ceiling Breakers: Comparing Astrology’s Uses from the Early Modern Period to the 20th Century.
In: ASRA 2023, 2023.
(Unpublished)
Abstract
Astrology is not a new practice. The Western astrology investigated in this project has its origins with the Babylonians around 1500 BCE. The study of the stars and the possible impact they have on human behavior is laborious and controversial. The height of astrology’s intellectual vitality was during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. The work of Galileo, William Lilly, and Dr. John Case set down the foundation for the practice and attitude of modern Western astrology by creating guides for the everyday person to calculate their fates. In the twentieth century, 200 years after the downfall of astrology’s legitimacy, people continued to study the stars in private to plan and predict their lives. Judge Eunice Ross, legal trailblazer and Pitt alum, is the perfect example of an avid astrology user utilizing the art to aid and navigate the hardships of life. This paper compares the way prominent people used astrology in their daily lives in both time periods and in turn, seeks to create connections between people hundreds of years apart.
This paper and project was sponsored by the Archival Scholars Research Award (ASRA). ASRA is a collaboration between the University of Pittsburgh Library System and the Archives and Special Collections.
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