Dorothea Lange

Dorothea Lange was an American documentary photographer and photojournalist, best known for her Depression-era work for the Farm Security Administration (FSA). Her photographs influenced the development of documentary photography and humanized the consequences of the Great Depression.

* Born in Hoboken, New Jersey in 1895
* Studied photography at Columbia University
* Worked as a portrait photographer in San Francisco
* Joined the FSA in 1935
* Documented the plight of the poor and working class during the Great Depression
* Her most famous photograph is "Migrant Mother"
* Died in 1965

Lange's work is still relevant today, and her photographs continue to inspire and inform. She is considered one of the most important photographers of the 20th century.