Florence Owens Thompson

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. The Library of Congress entitled the Migrant Mother image, "Destitute pea pickers in California. Mother of seven children. Age thirty-two. Nipomo, California."

Read more about Florence Owens Thompson:  Iconic Photo, Rediscovering Migrant Mother, Death and Aftermath, The Other Five Photographs

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