Introduction
Analyze the Photograph
Describe the woman's feelings in three words.
- How old does the woman look to you?
- What can you learn about her life by looking at this picture?
Type your ideas in your 6.02 Notes Outline.
- Did you notice the wrinkles? Did you notice how concerned and worried she looks?
- Did you notice how dirty their clothes and skin are?
Migrant Mother
The name of this photograph is Migrant Mother. It was taken in 1936 by Dorothea Lange.
"She told me her age, that she was thirty-two. She said that they had been living on frozen vegetables from the surrounding fields and the birds that the children had killed. She had just sold the tires of her car to buy food...." –Dorothea Lange
Compare and Contrast
A picture is worth a thousand words. Can you believe the woman is only 32? Compare the way she looks to 32-year-old Britney Spears with her two children.
The Great Depression
American life during the Great Depression had drastically changed from the "flappers and speakeasies" of the 1920s. By 1932, nearly one-quarter of the work force was out of work. Charities set up soup kitchens and bread lines to handout food to those in need. Families, who could no longer afford their rent, moved in together in crowded apartments, or faced homelessness.
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