Tell them who I am : the lives of homeless women / Elliot Liebow.

Tell them who I am : the lives of homeless women / Elliot Liebow.

By
: 
Liebow, Elliot.

Publication Date
: 
1993

Publication Information
: 
New York : Free Press,

Physical Description
: 
xxi, 339 p. : ill.

Subject Term
: 
Homeless women -- Washington (D.C.) Region -- Case studies.
 
Shelters for the homeless -- Washington (D.C.) Region -- Case studies.
 
Homelessness -- Washington (D.C.) Region -- Case studies.

Bibliography Note
: 
Includes bibliograhical references (p. 329-333) and index.

Summary
: 
In 1984, Liebow left his position as director of anthropological research at the National Institute of Mental Health to undergo treatment for cancer. He also volunteered to work at local soup kitchens and homeless shelters, where he conducted the research for this book. Here the author of Tally's Corner investigates and documents the patterns and routines of homeless women.

Language
: 
English

ISBN
: 
9780029190951


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