Lewis Hine
American sociologist and photographer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lewis Wickes Hine (September 26, 1874 ā November 3, 1940) was an American sociologist and muckraker photographer. His photographs were instrumental in bringing about the passage of the first child labor laws in the United States.[1]
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Born | Lewis Wickes Hine (1874-09-26)September 26, 1874 Oshkosh, Wisconsin, U.S. |
Died | November 3, 1940(1940-11-03) (aged 66) |
Education | University of Chicago Columbia University New York University |
Known for | Social reform |
Movement | Documentary; social realism |
Patron(s) | Russell Sage Foundation National Child Labor Committee Works Projects Administration |
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