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on a raw, soggy day in march 1936, dorothea lange was driving home to berkeley after six weeks spent photographing migrant workers in california, new mexico and arizona. her staff position at the resettlement administration (ra), an agency set up to help tenant farmers during the depression, was tenuous; since there was no budget for a photographer, lange had been hired as a clerk - stenographer, and she invoiced her film and travel expenses under \clerical supplies.\
as lange drove along the empty california highway that day, she noticed a sign that said pea - pickers camp. knowing that the pea crop had frozen, she debated for 20 miles before finally turning back. after pulling into the camps muddy lane, lange approached a female migrant worker, requested and got permission to photograph her and shot just five exposures. langes field notes read in part: \i did not ask her name or her history. she told me her age, that she was 32. she said that they had been living on frozen vegetables from the
based on the text, what was langes purpose in taking the photograph
to get americans to buy crops from farms in nipomo, california
to convince the tenant farmers to leave their jobs to get higher - paying ones in the city
to show the advanced technology of the governments photography equipment
to help americans understand the plight of migrant workers

Explanation:

Lange worked for the Resettlement Administration to help tenant farmers during the Depression and was photographing migrant workers. The context shows her work aimed to highlight the struggles of these workers. The other options (promote crop buying, convince farmers to leave jobs, show tech) don't align with her role and the text's context.

Answer:

to help Americans understand the plight of migrant workers