Tell Them Who I Am: The Lives of Homeless Women, Paperback - Elliot Liebow

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One of the very best things ever written about homeless people in the nation.--Jonathan Kozol.About the Author:Elliot Liebow was a celebrated anthropologist and sociologist, best known for his books Tallys Corner and Tell Them Who I Am: The Lives of Homeless Women. A graduate of George Washington University, the University of Maryland, and Catholic University, Liebow served for many years at the National Institute of Mental Health as chief of the Center for the Study of Work and Mental Health, followed by a period spent volunteering at a homeless shelter for women. In 1990, he was appointed to the Patrick Cardinal OBoyle Professorship at Catholic Universitys National Catholic School for Social Service, a position he held until his death in 1994.Liebow received numerous awards and honors in his lifetime. Among others, they include the National Alliance to End Homelessnesss John W. Macy Award, the Presidents Medal of the Catholic University of America, and the Lee Founders Award of the Society for the Study of Social Problems.

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