Dorothea Nutzhorn (Lange) was born in Hoboken, New Jersey, on 26th May, 1895. At the age of seven, Dorothea contracted polio which left her with a permanent limp. After her German born father abandoned the family, Dorothea assumed her mother’s maiden name. Dorothea Lange studied at the New York Training School for Teachers but changed her mind and decided to become a photographer. She worked in an Arnold Genthe’s studio before studying photography under Clarence White at Columbia University. In 1918 Lange moved to San Francisco and the following year established her own portrait studio in the city
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