The power of photography plays a huge part in how we think about the Great Depression. For those of us who weren’t alive during that time, we only have what we’ve learned from others to go by.

For those who spent eight to 14 years in poverty as children, 46 percent were poor at age 20, and 40 percent were poor at age 25. The longer you grow up in poverty, the harder it is to graduate ...

Children of the Great Depression Russell Freedman, . . Clarion, $20 (118pp) ISBN 978-0-618-44630-8 ...

Many of these children directly experienced the ravages of the Great Depression: Parents lost jobs, families lost social status, and downward mobility was commonplace, though some families largely ...

High-quality Child Care For Poor Children Found To Offset The Risk Of Later Depression. ScienceDaily . Retrieved March 30, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2007 / 05 / 070517063111.htm ...

The identity of the “Woman of the High Plains” was revealed in 1979—but five years later, Nettie Featherston was forgotten ...

The Migrant Mother,” a photograph taken by Dorothea Lange in 1936, remains one of the most enduring images of the Great Depression in the United States. This poignant image has become a symbol of the ...

Eighty years ago, the world changed forever. Black Tuesday, October 29, 1929, launched a Great Depression that rippled across the globe and lasted for more than a decade. It set in motion the ...