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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.

2. www.history.com › news › migrant-mother-new-dealThe Real Story Behind the ‘Migrant Mother’ in the Great ...

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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.sfgate.com › news › articleDaughter of 'Migrant Mother' proud of story - SFGATE

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   Aug 23, 2009 · Thompson died of cancer in 1983, at age 80. She's buried in her favorite red dress in Hughson (Stanislaus County), down a long farm road lined with silos, railroad tracks and farmworker shacks...

4. 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.

5. 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...

6. www.grunge.com › 248211What Happened To The Migrant Mother From The Great ... - Grunge

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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.

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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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   Did Florence Owens Thompson stop working?

   • It seemed as though Florence Owens Thompson never stopped working. Contrary to the common narrative of the photo (of a lone mother in plight), Thompson's seven children were from two different men — she would go on to remarry and have three more. Thompson's first husband died of tuberculosis in May 1931.

   What Happened To The Migrant Mother From The Great Depression?

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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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   Why did Florence Owens Thompson take a photo?

   • While visiting the migrant work camp, she spotted Florence Owens Thompson and her seven children and asked to take a photograph — to document the condition of the camp. According to the Library of Congress, some 80,000 photos would be taken by photojournalists during this time as a massive, wide-scale effort to record what was happening.

   What Happened To The Migrant Mother From The Great Depression?

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8. edition.cnn.com › 2008 › LIVINGGirl from iconic Great Depression photo: 'We were ashamed ...

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   Dec 3, 2008 · The picture is best known as "Migrant Mother," a black-and-white photo taken in February or March 1936 by Dorothea Lange of Florence Owens Thompson, then 32, and her children.