A Life Less Ordinary Margaret Bourke-White

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In the time of Bourke-White and Dickey Chapelle, it was a man's world and women struggled to be considered close to the status of men. Females were not considered equal and respected until these determined pioneer women came along. “A Life Less Ordinary,” by Dina Modianot-Fox and “Gal Reporters: Breaking Barriers in World War II" by Mark Jenkins are about female journalists who reported during WWII. The author's purpose in the two text have several similarities, as well as several differences. Both authors' purpose was similar. Both wanted to show the impact of a female journalist. "A Life Less Ordinary" states, “'Generals rushed to carry her cameras and even Stalin insisted on carrying her bags,' reported fellow photographer Alfred Eisenstaedt." This shows how Dina Modianot-Fox explained the change on the world Margaret Bourke-White had. Modianot-Fox and Mark Jenkins both had the same main purpose. They both …show more content…

First, "A Life Less Ordinary" is focused on describing the life of Bourke-White and to inform the reader of how she impacted the world. "Margaret Bourke-White, the iconic photographer, didn’t just raise the glass ceiling; she shattered it and threw away the pieces. At a time when women were defined by their husbands and judged by the quality of their housework, she set the standard for photojournalism and expanded the possibilities of being female. . . ." states Modianot-Fox. This shows how Modianot-Fox described the impact of Bourke-White and who she was. She shows what a female can do through Bourke-White. Another different part of Dina Modianot-Fox's purpose was that she presented it through a world-changing photographer, unlike Mark Jenkins. She does this by bringing up again and again how Bourke-White rivaled men's photography and how she used her lenses as the eys of the world. She describes what a female can do in the world of

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