Florence Owens Thompson (September 1, 1903 – September 16, 1983), born Florence Leona Christie, was the subject of Dorothea Lange‘s photo Migrant Mother (1936), an iconic image of the Great Depression  READ MORE (SOURCE: enotes.com)

THE STORY BEHIND THE PHOTO (SOURCE:all-art.org)

LESSON PLAN: Dorothea Lange (SOURCE: teacherlink.ed.usu.edu)

Destitute pea pickers in California. Mother of seven children. Age thirty-two. Nipomo, California by Lange, Dorothea, photographer (SOURCE: LIBRARY OF CONGRESS) CLICK TO VIEW DETAILS

Florence Owens Thompson WIKIPEDIA

TEACHING ACTIVITIES FOR THIS PHOTO (LEARN MORE & FIND QUESTIONS) CLICK HERE (SOURCE: picturingamerica.neh.gov)

LESSON PLAN WITH PHOTOS & WORKSHEET:  Images of the Dust Bowl (This lesson asks students to examine one aspect of the Great Depression, Dust Bowl refugees, through the use of primary sources collected by the Farm Security Administration (FSA), a new Deal Agency) SOURCE: cup.tpslessons.org

Photo photographer-Dorothea Lange: an icon of Great Depression CLICK TO READ ARTICLE & VIEW MORE (SOURCE:alafoto.com)

Lange, Dorothea, photographer- View more photos

PICTURES BY DOROTHEA LANGE – READ STORY ONLINE (SOURCE: awesomestories.com)

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