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Dorothea Lange: Influence and Legacy
Dorothea Lange believed that her role as a photographer was to promote political and social change by documenting compelling scenes, as in this photo of jobless men lined up to claim unemployment benefits. Lange worked as a photographer for several government agencies, including the Resettlement Administration (the predecessor to the Farm Security Administration) and the War Relocation Authority. Her photographs of the rural poor and migrant workers during the Great Depression, notably her "Migrant Mother," are iconic. |