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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