Williams, Jean Calterone, authorUniversity Press of Colorado, publisher2016-10-202016-10-202016http://hdl.handle.net/10217/177799Second editionIncludes bibliographical references and index.Based upon extensive ethnographic data that examines lives of homeless women who care for children and live in small shelters and transitional living centers. This ground-breaking study unveils the centrality of abuse and poverty in homeless women's lives and outlines societal responses that should be more effective.--Provided by publisher.Causes of homelessness: homeless women speak -- Geography of the homeless shelter -- Homeless and battered women: parallel stories, opposing identities -- Meanings and myths of homelessness: housed people speak -- Meanings and myths of homelessness: homeless women speak.born digitalbooksengCopyright and other restrictions may apply. User is responsible for compliance with all applicable laws. For information about copyright law, please see https://libguides.colostate.edu/copyright.All rights reserved. User is responsible for compliance. Please contact University Press of Colorado at https://upcolorado.com/our-books/rights-and-permissions for use information.Homeless women -- Services for -- United StatesSingle mothers -- Services for -- United StatesWomen's shelters -- United StatesHomelessness -- United StatesVictims of family violence -- United StatesTextAccess is limited to the Adams State University, Colorado State University, Colorado State University Pueblo, Community College of Denver, Fort Lewis College, Metropolitan State University Denver, Regis University, University of Alaska Fairbanks, University of Colorado Boulder, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, University of Colorado Denver, University of Denver, University of Northern Colorado, University of Wyoming, Utah State University and Western Colorado University communities only.