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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Florence_Owens_ThompsonFlorence Owens Thompson - Wikipedia

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   Florence Owens Thompson (born Florence Leona Christie; September 1, 1903 – September 16, 1983) was an American woman who was the subject of Dorothea Lange's photograph Migrant Mother (1936), considered an iconic image of the Great Depression.

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   May 8, 2020 · Florence Owens Thompson died in September 1983, just after her 80th birthday, ending a life marked by economic hardship, maternal sacrifice and human dignity.

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3. www.nytimes.com › 2018/11/28 › lensUnraveling the Mysteries of Dorothea Lange’s ‘Migrant Mother’

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   Dorothea Lange’s 1936 portrait of Florence Owens Thompson and her daughters is so well-known that finding anything new to say about it seems futile. Yet as with the Mona Lisa — to which the...

4. www.geni.com › people › Florence-Owens-ThompsonFlorence Leona Owens-Thompson (Christie) (1903 - 1983 ...

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   Feb 23, 2019 · 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.

   • Location: Tahlequah, Oklahoma
   • Birth Date: September 1, 1903

   • Place Of Birth: Oklahoma
   • Death Date: September 16, 1983

5. allthatsinteresting.com › migrant-motherMigrant Mother: The True Story Of Florence Owens Thompson ...

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   Apr 26, 2017 · In 1936, a very tired 32-year-old mother of seven named Florence Owens sat down with a few of her children in a temporary shelter near the migrants’ camp in Nipomo, California, next to her broken-down car.

6. www.tampabay.com › archive › 2008/05/11A MOTHER'S STRENGTH KNOWS NO BOUNDS - Tampa Bay Times

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   May 12, 2008 · Florence Owens Thompson died several weeks after her 80th birthday, surrounded by her family which numbered more than 100 and included grandchildren, great-grandchildren and...

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   Who was Florence Owens Thompson?

   • Florence Owens Thompson (born Florence Leona Christie; September 1, 1903 – September 16, 1983) was an American woman who was the subject of Dorothea Lange 's photograph Migrant Mother (1936), considered an iconic image of the Great Depression. The Library of Congress titled the image: "Destitute pea pickers in California. Mother of seven children.

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   Was Florence Owens a 'Migrant Mother'?

   • The "Migrant Mother" photo is iconic — but if the subject had her way, she wouldn't be the face of the Great Depression. In 1936, a very tired 32-year-old mother of seven named Florence Owens sat down with a few of her children in a temporary shelter near the migrants’ camp in Nipomo, California, next to her broken-down car.

   The True Story Of The Iconic “Migrant Mother” Photograph

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   How many children did Florence Owens Thompson have?

   • Florence Owens Thompson pictured with her children in Nipomo, California, 1936. The family kept moving after Nipomo, following farm work from one place to another, and Florence would have three more children. After World War II, she settled in Modesto, California and married George Thompson, a hospital administrator.

   The Real Story Behind the ‘Migrant Mother’ in the Great Depression-Era

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   Did Dorothea Lange photograph Florence Owens Thompson?

   • The history behind Ms. Lange’s photograph of Florence Owens Thompson has intrigued academics and photographers for decades. But a new book sheds fresh light on the portrait’s little-explored details. “Migrant Mother.” Nipomo, Calif., 1936. Dorothea Lange/MoMA

   Unraveling the Mysteries of Dorothea Lange’s ‘Migrant Mother’

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   Sep 17, 2020 · A little after her 80th birthday, Florence Owens Thompson passed on due to multiple medical complications, from both the stroke and still-existing cancer. According to her nurse, she was surrounded by her family and her loved ones when she passed, and she experienced a brief moment of lucidity with which to say goodbye.