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Bettye Lane

Bettye Lane, American photographer and journalist (died 2012)

Born
September 19, 1930
Died
September 19, 2012
Zodiac sign
Virgo
Birth year
1930

About Bettye Lane

Bettye Lane was an American photojournalist known for documenting major events within the feminist movement, the civil rights movement, and the gay rights movement in the United States. She joined CBS television in 1960, and from 1962 to 1964 she was with the Saturday Evening Post. Her work has been published in the National Observer, Time, Life, and the Associated Press. Lane's work with public relations and the news, from 1959 to 1962, prepared her for her first job as a photojournalist. In 1970, Lane had her first encounter with the women's movement when she was assigned to cover the first Women's Strike for Equality. Bettye Lane (September 19, 1930, Boston – September 19, 2012, Manhattan) was an American photojournalist known for documenting major events within the feminist movement, the civil rights movement, and the gay rights movement in the United States. Lane became exposed to public relations in 1959 when she began to attend the Boston University School of Public Relations and Communications.

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Bettye Lane timeline

  1. Bettye Lane (September 19, 1930, Boston – September 19, 2012, Manhattan) was an American photojournalist known for documenting major events within the feminist movement, the civil rights movement, and the gay rights movement in the United States.
  2. Lane's work with public relations and the news, from 1959 to 1962, prepared her for her first job as a photojournalist.
  3. Lane became exposed to public relations in 1959 when she began to attend the Boston University School of Public Relations and Communications.
  4. In 1970, Lane had her first encounter with the women's movement when she was assigned to cover the first Women's Strike for Equality.

The world when Bettye Lane was born

Bettye Lane was born in 1930. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1930

  • #1 song"Georgia on My Mind" – Hoagy Carmichael
  • Top movieAll Quiet on the Western Front
  • Best-selling bookCimarron – Edna Ferber

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentBobby Jones wins the Grand Slam of golf
  • Top headlineFirst FIFA World Cup held in Uruguay
  • Technology milestonePlanet Pluto discovered
  • Defining fadMiniature golf craze
  • Notable inventionScotch tape
  • World population2.07 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderHerbert Hoover
  • Sports championPhiladelphia Athletics (World Series)
  • U.S. population123.2M

1930 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Bettye Lane's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19302026
Gas$0.20$3.45/gal
Average home$6,000$435,000
Average income$3,500$67,500
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population123.2M341 million

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