This Wikipedia biography profiles Dorothea Lange, a pioneering American photojournalist renowned for her evocative images of the Great Depression. The text details her early struggles with polio and family abandonment, which shaped her empathetic approach to documenting the human condition. Her career transitioned from high-end portrait photography to impactful social documentary work for the federal government, most famously captured in the iconic "Migrant Mother" photograph. Beyond the 1930s, the source covers her controversial documentation of Japanese American internment during World War II and her later role as an academic educator. Her enduring artistic legacy