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Birth
Born in New York City and is the daughter of Joseph and Minnie White. -
career started
She noticed her talent for photography while a student at Cornell University in upstate New York. -
Forture magazine
She became the first staff photographer for Fortune magazine. -
Debut
The Fortune magazine made its debut. -
Published work
She published her work of the Soviet Union in the book Eyes on Russia. -
Depression
During the Depression she earned over $35,000. -
Photo-essay
She worked with Erskine Caldwell, the author of Tobacco Road, on a photo-essay revealing social conditions in the South. This results in her best-known book, You Have Seen Their Faces. -
Life magazine
In the fall of 1936 Bourke-White joined the staff of Life magazine. -
Fort Peck dam
Her picture of the Fort Peck dam in Montana became the cover of Life magazine's first issue. -
billboard picture
While covering the Louisville flood she composed the photograph of African Americans waiting for emergency relief and a billboard with a picture of a white family in a car and a caption celebrating the American way of life. -
Death
Margaret Bourke-White died at her home in Darien, Connecticut. She left behind a legacy as a determined woman.
