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Did Florence Owens Thompson work in a rural or urban area?

  • Urban area

  • Both

  • Neither

  • Rural area

Answer

Yes, Florence Owens Thompson worked in a rural area. Specifically, she was a migrant farmworker during the Great Depression, struggling to support her family and endure poor working conditions. Her iconic image, captured by photographer Dorothea Lange, brought attention to the plight of countless agricultural laborers at the time.
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