When Kip Tiernan was growing up during the Great Depression, she'd help her granny feed the men who came to their door asking for help. As Kip grew older, and as she continued to serve food to hungry people, she noticed something peculiar: huddled at the back of serving lines were women dressed as men. At the time, it was believed that there were no women experiencing homelessness. And yet Kip would see women sleeping on park benches and searching for food in trash cans. Kip decided to open the first shelter for women--a ...
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When Kip Tiernan was growing up during the Great Depression, she'd help her granny feed the men who came to their door asking for help. As Kip grew older, and as she continued to serve food to hungry people, she noticed something peculiar: huddled at the back of serving lines were women dressed as men. At the time, it was believed that there were no women experiencing homelessness. And yet Kip would see women sleeping on park benches and searching for food in trash cans. Kip decided to open the first shelter for women--a shelter with no questions asked, no required chores, just good meals and warm beds. With persistence, Kip took on the city of Boston in her quest to open Rosie's Place, our nation's first shelter for women.
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2022
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Somerville MA, Candlewick Press, 2022, hardcover children's picture book (10" x 11"), 40 pp, First Edition stated, First Printing by numberline, New. Straight, tight and clean with no wear or markings in bright, new pictorial dustjacket. The inspirational story of Kip Tiernan and how her humanity and tenacity have made a huge difference in the lives of underhoused women. Beautifully illustrated throughout with artwork by Victoria Tentler-Krylov. Appended: More About Kip Tiernan, The Great Depression, Causes of Homelessness, Kip Tiernan Memorial, Source Notes. ISBN 9781536211290.
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Tentler-Krylov, Victoria. New in new dust jacket. Picture book. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 40 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: Children/juvenile. New, unread, ships from Sacramento California
