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Which organization did Lange work for during the Depression?

  • American Red Cross

  • Farm Security Administration

  • National Geographic

  • United Nations

Answer

Farm Security Administration (FSA) was the organization Lange worked for during the Great Depression. The FSA was a New Deal agency created in 1937 to help struggling farmers and rural communities. Lange was hired as a photographer for the FSA, and her iconic images of the Depression-era Dust Bowl and migrant workers helped to raise awareness of the plight of the rural poor.
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