Miriam DeCosta-Willis was an influential American educator, writer, and civil rights activist born on November 1, 1934. As the first African-American faculty member at Memphis State University, she faced racial barriers, having been denied admission to the institution as a graduate student. Throughout her career, she taught Romance languages and African-American studies across several colleges in Memphis and Washington, D.C. She was a prolific author, publishing over a dozen books focused primarily on Afro-Latino literature and the history of Black Memphis. DeCosta-Willis passed away on January 7, 2021.
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Meaning of the name - Miriam
rebellious, bitter, exalted
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Miriam DeCosta-Willis belongs to the Silent Generation group.
Place of Birth: Florence
Place of Death: Memphis
Educated At: Westover School | Johns Hopkins University | Wellesley College
Occupation: language teacher | university teacher | civil rights advocate
Employers: University of Memphis | George Mason University | Howard University | University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Ephemeris for November 1, 1934
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on November 1, 2025 | Secondary Progressions for November 1, 2025 |
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| Sun | 8 Scorpio 37 | 9 Scorpio 34 | 10 Aquarius 57 |
| Moon | 4 Virgo 40 | 17 Pisces 16 | 0 Capricorn 12 |
| Mercury | 11 Scorpio 56 | 3 Sagittarius 3 | 29 Aquarius 13 |
| Venus | 4 Scorpio 18 | 23 Libra 30 | 28 Aquarius 34 |
| Mars | 8 Virgo 29 | 28 Scorpio 0 | 20 Libra 45 |
| Jupiter | 4 Scorpio 28 | 25 Cancer 0 | 20 Scorpio 58 |
| Saturn | 21 Aquarius 42 | 25 Pisces 39 | 28 Aquarius 29 |
| Uranus | 29 Aries 4 | 0 Gemini 15 | 27 Aries 46 |
| Neptune | 14 Virgo 0 | 29 Pisces 46 | 14 Virgo 1 |
| Pluto | 26 Cancer 4 | 1 Aquarius 26 | 24 Cancer 37 |
| Rahu | 5 Aquarius 26 | 15 Pisces 21 | 0 Aquarius 37 |
| Ketu | 5 Leo 26 | 15 Virgo 21 | 0 Leo 37 |
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