Dorothea Dix

Dorothea Lange was an American documentary photographer and photojournalist, best known for her Depression-era work. Dorothea Lange worked with art media and photography. She took picture of some of the world most important and significant events. Dorothea Lange liked to capture the emotions in pictures. Age range 4th-5th grade Lesson 1: In this lesson students learned about Dorothea Lange and the signigicant of her work. Students had learned about Dorothea Langes background, her younger…

In Dorothea Lange’s work in the Resettlement Administration was effective in the creation of imaged which portrayed the values of Americans. She had the ability to take her values and project them through photographs to get funding for camps to support migrant workers. Lange was a professional that took the moments of the Great Depression to capture the history as a social obligation through her camera. Capturing the desperation of agricultural working families through her photograph Migrant…

perspective and opinion on one exact thing such as a political issue, the appearance of a certain individual, object, etc. The poems “My Country” by Dorothea Mackellar and “We Are Going” by Oodgeroo Noonuccal are both written in their own personal perspectives and give readers an insight into Australia’s exquisite environment and past tragedies. In Dorothea Mackellar’s poem “My Country”, she shares her admiration for Australia’s beauty and danger, landscape/geographical features and her personal…

Dorothea Lange’s Life Dorothea Lange was a famous photographer during the Great Depression. Dorothea Lange lived an interesting childhood. Lange took many popular pictures during the Great Depression era of different people. In addition even during Lange’s final years of life she still had a very fascinating life style. Dorothea Lange was an interesting person and a skillful photographer because, she had an interesting childhood, was a famous photographer during the Great depression, and a…

Seeing some of the photographs and putting a meaning behind them was very influential on my perception of Dorothea Lange. Of course, I had seen many of her photographs, but seeing them through her eyes was an interesting experience for me. I found certain photographs informative of the times. Others, I found descriptive of something larger. Some were even beautiful…

Dorothea Lange is one of the most influential photographers of the twentieth century. Born in May 1895 in the United States her real last name was Nutzhorn. Lange was the maiden name of her mother, which Dorothea adopted as her own. She learned photography was enrolling in the New York school Clarence H. White, an American photographer, teacher and one of the founding members of the Photo-Secession movement, his influences where family and the rural social life of America. She studied there…

A Mother’s Heart: The Determination to Live Dorothea Lange is a famous photographer, mainly known for her photographs during the Great Depression. The Great Depression was the deepest and longest economic downturn in the United States. Many people lost their jobs and money, forcing them to become homeless. Lange expresses this era in America through her photographs. A widely known photo representing that time was “Migrant Mother”. The photograph displays Florence Owens Thompson, a weary mother…

Dorothea Dix was famously known for her contributions in the Mental Health reform and in her great efforts in organizing military hospitals during the Civil War. Dorothea Dix during her early years was always compassionate and caring for her loved ones, no matter the cause. With this, it lead to her going at great lengths to help those in need. For example, during her teenage years she started a school for girls who wanted an education because at the time they were not welcomed to go to school.…

Although facing hardships along the way, many humanitarians strove for everyone’s well being, no matter their race, age, or gender. Three of the most remarkable humanitarians during past and present times include Mother, Irena Sendler, and Dorothea Lynde Dix. Mother Teresa, to begin with, was a significant woman for past and present times. In her early life, Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu, otherwise known as Mother Teresa, was born on AUgust 26, 1910 in Skopje Macedonia. WHile still a small child,…

groups were located in the North, not the South. This was due to the fast pace of change in the North. Some reformers also wanted to improve the conditions in hospitals, prisons, and asylums. This leading to the Reformer Dorothea Dix who was a mental health reformer. Dorothea Dix was constantly trying her best to improve the lives of the unfortunate people. She tried to help the less fortunate by working in many different occupations. Since…