Barbara Shafferman

Background

Barbara Shafferman was born August 24, 1928, in New York Сity, New York, United States to William Rosenfeld and Kathryn (Quittner) Rosenfeld, a homemaker.

Education

Barbara graduated from New York University with Bachelor's degree in 1948.

Career

Barbara works as an astrologer, teaching astrology from 1975 in adult education programs at two school districts and then lecturing at local libraries and high schools.

Formerly an advertising copywriter before retiring to raise a family, Barbara planned to go back to work when the children were school-age, but her mentally handicapped daughter needed a full-time mom at home, and she devoted her spare time to fighting for programs and facilities for the handicapped.

In the summer of 1972, she took an astrology extension course at a local university. Since classes and teaching were primarily in the evening, it was easy to work them around her daughter's needs.

Although astrology filled her life, Barbara's childhood dream of becoming a writer never died. In 1988, she saw her chart and her life mesh as the right time to attempt a writing career. Dell Horoscope accepted an article, and since then, she has written about 45 articles for Horoscope and American Astrology.

She decided to combine her astrological knowledge with her desire to write fiction and came up with a political thriller, "The President's Astrologer," which was published in December 1998 by Llewellyn.

Achievements

• Barbara is a brilliant writer and astrologer famous for her novel President's Astrologer.

Works

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  • President's Astrologer 1998

Connections

On December 18, 1955, Barbara married Howard Shafferman, a photographer. They have two children.

Father:

William Rosenfeld

Mother:

Kathryn (Quittner) Rosenfeld

Spouse:

Howard Shafferman

Daughter:

Nancy Shafferman

Son:

Joel Shafferman

References

• Contemporary Authors New Revision: A Bio-Bibliographical Guide to Current Writers in Fiction, General Nonfiction, Poetry, Journalism, Drama, Motion Pictures, Television, and Other Fields: 178