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Sanctuary: Kip Tiernan and Rosie's Place, the Nation's First Shelter for Women

“Justice is not three hots and a cot. Justice is having your own key.” — Kip Tiernan

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. Christine McDonnell, a former educator at Rosie’s Place, and illustrator Victoria Tentler-Krylov, bring warmth to Kip Tiernan's story of humanity and tenacity, showing readers how one person's dream can make a huge difference, and small acts of kindness can lead to great things.

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"Tentler-Krylov contributes fluid, atmospheric illustrations, rendered in watercolor and digital media, that portray figures of varying ability, age, skin tone, and size, underscoring Tiernan’s mission to help all in this compassionate narrative about the ambitious, accomplished social activist." — Publishers Weekly

Product Details

Recommended Age 5 - 9
Author Christine McDonnell
Illustrator Victoria Tentler-Krylov
ISBN 153621129X
Publication Date Mar 1, 2022
Publisher Candlewick
Language English