Joan Liffring-Zug Bourret (February 20, 1929 – October 16, 2022) was an American photographer, book publisher, and civil rights activist. On April 6, 1951, she became the first woman to photograph herself giving birth.[1][2]
Joan Liffring-Zug Bourret | |
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 Liffring at age 23 | |
| Born | Joan Liffring February 20, 1929 Iowa City, Iowa, U.S. |
| Died | October 16, 2022 (aged 93) Solon, Iowa, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Book publisher, photographer |
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.[3] 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.[4]
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.[5]
On March 1st, 2023, Joan was posthumously presented with the Arts Legacy Award by Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds and the Iowa Arts Council. [6]
On October 16th, 2024, Joan was posthumously presented with the Women of Achievement Award by Women Lead Change. A permanent plaque bearing her name was installed on the Women of Achievement Bridge in Des Moines Iowa. [7][8]
References
edit- ^ "Trailblazing Iowa photographer Joan Liffring-Zug Bourret dies at 93: 'She befriended everyone'". Iowa City Press-Citizen. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
- ^ "Iowa Commission on the Status of Women". iowa.gov. Archived from the original on November 10, 2010. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
- ^ "Exhibition Opening-Like Mother, Like Son". Retrieved April 8, 2015.
- ^ "About". penfieldbooks.com. April 11, 2013. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
- ^ "2012 IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award Winners". IBPA. Archived from the original on April 13, 2015. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
- ^ {{cite web|url=https://www.iowapublicradio.org/podcast/talk-of-iowa/2024-07-11/the-life-and-legacy-of-joan-liffring-zug-bourret
- ^ {{cite web|url=httpshttps://www.wlcglobal.org/awards/women-achievement
- ^ {{cite web|url=https://www.thegazette.com/news/3-iowans-named-women-of-achievement/
External links
edit- Pictures and people : a search for visual truth and social justice : an autobiography in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
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