Biography
American philanthropist, wife of politicians Republican Senator John Heinz and
Democratic Senator John Forbes Kerry. She is the heiress to the Heinz fortune and
in charge of the Heinz philanthropies.
Heinz Kerry spent her early childhood in Mozambique where her father, a physician,
ran a clinic. She accompanied him on his calls into the bush to treat the poor and
credits him with teaching her "how to be a human being in society." As a young woman
from a privileged background, she was sent to schools in Switzerland. In 1960,
she completed her Bachelor of Arts degree in romance languages and literature at the
University of Witwatersrand in South Africa, 1960. With fluency in five languages,
she graduated from the Interpreters School of the University of Geneva three years
later in 1963. There in 1962 while working as an interpreter for the United Nations
in Geneva, she met the dashing John Heinz and fell in love. That same year, her only
sister died in a car crash in Portugal.
In 1966, she married Heinz, a scion of Heinz ketchup company founders and future
Republican Senator. Together they experienced the sadness of three miscarriages and
the joy of their three sons. When Senator Heinz died in a plane crash on April 4, 1991,
she was distraught. Turning down an opportunity to take his Senate seat, she instead
became the head of the Howard Heinz Endowment and Heinz Family Philanthropies worth
about $1.3 billion in 2003. She pledged not to use her personal $500 million
inheritance for her second husband's presidential campaign except in the event
of "character assassination."
It was her first husband John Heinz who introduced her to John Kerry in 1990.
After Heinz died, she reconnected with Kerry at a 1992 environmental meeting and,
with many common interests, their relationship grew strong.
They married on May 26, 1995. A registered Republican, she switched her party allegiance in 2003 after
Kerry announced his bid for US President. The presidential hopeful has called his
wife, "sexy, saucy and brilliant."
She was named one of UTNE Reader's 100 Visionaries in 1995.
Described as unconventional and outspoken, she has long been a social activist,
working hard on behalf of the environment and women's issues. On July 29, 2004,
she spoke before the Democratic National Convention to introduce her husband to the
delegates. Instead of touting his strengths and presidential qualities as the
pundits had predicted she would do, she instead addressed criticism about her
bluntness and spoke on behalf of the issues she advocates:
"My right to speak my mind, to have a voice, to be what some have called
'opinionated' is a right I deeply and profoundly cherish. My only hope is that,
one day soon, women who have all earned the right to their opinions -- instead of
being called 'opinionated' will be called smart and well-informed, just like men."
The audience erupted into applause. If she becomes First Lady, she intends to
continue leading the Heinz philanthropies and speaking her mind.
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This week, let's continue our review of political wives' charts.
Teresa Heinz Kerry has been applauded and criticized for her spontaneous and
frank comments. In a New York Times article published July 28, 2004 entitled "As
Heinz Kerry Speaks Out, Networks Listen Selectively," Alessandra Stanley wrote:
"To rephrase a famous Dorothy Parker line: at times, it seems as if Mrs.
Heinz Kerry speaks five languages and cannot hold back in any of them."
In her speech at the Democratic National Convention, Heinz Kerry met her
critics head-on, acknowledging that she has strong opinions and expressing her
hope that "opinionated" women be considered intelligent, wise and well-informed.
Let's study Teresa Heinz Kerry's chart by looking at these issues in particular:
- Where in her chart do you see her forthright manner of speaking and strong opinions?
- What in her natal chart might lead us to predict that she would marry two politicians and inherit millions upon the death of her first husband??
- Is there anything in her natal chart or other charts that might forecast a move to the White House in January 2005? Based on her chart, how do you think she would define the role of First
Lady if her husband is elected?
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