Farm wife lives on the Great Plains. Nebraska 1940

"Farm Wife Lives on the Great Plains, Nebraska" is a black and white photograph by Dorothea Lange, taken in 1940. The image depicts a woman sitting on a chair in a simple room, her face etched with the hardships of life on the Great Plains. Lange was a prominent photographer of the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl, capturing the struggles of everyday Americans with raw and empathetic realism. The image embodies the stark realities of rural life during a time of economic hardship, with a focus on the dignity and resilience of the subject.