Florence Owens Thompson (1903 - 1983)

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Florence Owens Thompson

Birth:	Sep. 1, 1903 Oklahoma, USA
Death:	Sep. 16, 1983 Scotts Valley Santa Cruz County California, USA
Folk Figure. Born Florence Leona Christie in Oklahoma of Cherokee descent, she is remembered as being the subject of photographer and photojournalist Dorothea Lange's famous photograph "Migrant Mother" (1936). The image became known as an iconic image of The Great Depression. Florence had seven children, and lived until the age of 80, dying from cancer in Scotts Valley, California, in 1983. She outlived her husband Cleo by fifty two years. Her gravestone epitaph reads "Migrant Mother–A Legend of the Strength of American Motherhood." Family links: Spouse: George B Thompson (1902 - 1974)* *Calculated relationship Search Amazon for Florence Thompson

Burial: Lakewood Memorial Park Hughson Stanislaus County California, USA
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