 After photographing the Women's Strike for Equality, Lane became obsessed with photographing the women's movement and made it her business to attend and photograph every protest and rally, whether she was assigned to do so or not.It was this dedication that resulted in Lane becoming known as the official photographer of the women's movement.After leaving the National Observer in 1977, Lane became independent, not tying herself down to a certain publication, however, she took assignments from Time Magazine, Life Magazine and The Associated Press.