Joan Liffring-Zug Bourret is an American photographer, book publisher, and civil rights activist. On April 6, 1951, she became the first woman to photograph herself giving birth. She contributed more than 500,000 negatives from the 1940s to 2007 to the archives of the State Historical Society of Iowa and has been called Iowa's premier documentary photographer of the 20th century. In 1996 she was inducted into the Iowa Women's Hall of Fame. She founded Penfield Books in 1979. Penfield Books has published more than 110 titles. Bourret's autobiography, Pictures and People: A Search for Visual Truth and Social Justice was awarded the Benjamin Franklin Award by the Independent Book Publishers Association in the category of Autobiographies/Memoirs in 2012.
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Some of their strengths
Joan Liffring-Zug Bourret has many admirable traits.
Based on spiritual traditions from around the world, they are someone who can be described as Generous, Intense, Confident, Imaginative, Compassionate, Loyal, and Hardworking.
Soulful and Understanding
According to Mysticism’s Astrology tradition, Joan Liffring-Zug Bourret is someone who is a soulful, understanding, and conscious person, who combines smarts with a deep talent for creativity and imagination. A person who is known for being a good communicator.
Passionate and Intense
Based on Daoism’s Ba-Zi or ‘Chinese Zodiac’ tradition, people who know Joan Liffring-Zug Bourret well know them as someone who can be passionate, proud, and intense, like the sun or a blazing fire.
Organized and Achievement-oriented
According to Hinduism’s Jyotisha or ‘Vedic Astrology’ tradition, many would also describe Joan Liffring-Zug Bourret as someone who is organized, goal-oriented, practical, and persevering.
Who is hardworking, intellectual, and easygoing, who loves higher education and learning and sharing ideas with others, and who loves healthy competition.
Exacting and Achievement-oriented
Based on the Mayan Tzolk’in or ‘Mayan Astrology’ tradition, Joan Liffring-Zug Bourret is someone who has very high expectations for people, and who can be extremely focused on achieving goals and objectives.
They are also someone who is charismatic, compassionate, and understanding, and who is interested in expressing themselves through writing, public speaking, or teaching.
Creative and Imaginative
According to Judaism’s Kabbalah tradition, Joan Liffring-Zug Bourret tends to be someone who is sensitive, imaginative, creative, and somewhat of a dreamer. Who is intuitive and compassionate, and who has a friendly, easygoing, calming and relaxing effect on people and for whom friends and family mean the world.
Some of Joan Liffring-Zug Bourret's challenges
While Joan Liffring-Zug Bourret has many strengths, nobody is perfect. They also have some challenging traits they need to manage.
For example, Joan Liffring-Zug Bourret can be Emotional, Stubborn, Callous, Selfish, Indecisive, Unrealistic, and Standoffish.
Indecisive and Unrealistic
One of Joan Liffring-Zug Bourret's key challenges is that they are someone who can come across as indecisive and unrealistic.
Callous and Selfish
Joan Liffring-Zug Bourret is someone who can be standoffish, pessimistic, and ruthless, who can have difficulty concentrating and be impatient, can have difficulty discovering the keys to personal contentment, and who can have a tendency to overwork and hoard wealth and possessions.
Lethargic and Unrealistic
Finally, Joan Liffring-Zug Bourret also can be too soft, lazy and lethargic, and who can have difficulty finding others who share a similarly dreamy outlook on life.
