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

Name: Sanctuary
Brand: Dreamscape Media
Availability: InStock
Author: Christine McDonnell
ISBN: 9781666568608

Author: Christine McDonnell

Narrator: Nancy Peterson

Unabridged: 19 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Dreamscape Media

Published: 07/12/2022

Categories: Children's Nonfiction, Social Topics, Values & Virtues, Biographical, History, Us History

Synopsis

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. Kip Tiernan's story of humanity and tenacity reveals how one person's dream can make a huge difference and that small acts of kindness can lead to great things.

About Christine McDonnell

Christine McDonnell is the author of many books for young readers, including When the Babies Came to Stay, illustrated by Jeanette Bradley, and Goyangi Means Cat, illustrated by Steve Johnson and Lou Fancher. She is a longtime teacher and librarian and has taught English to immigrant women at Rosie’s Place. She lives in Boston.

About Victoria Tentler-Krylov

Victoria Tentler-Krylov is a practicing architect and editorial illustrator with art published in The Wall Street Journal and The Boston Globe. Her picture books include Madelyn Rosenberg’s The Cyclops of Central Park and Lori Degman’s Just Read!, and she is the author-illustrator of Building Zaha: The Story of Architect Zaha Hadid. Originally from Saint Petersburg, Russia, she now lives just outside of Boston.

About Nancy Peterson

Nancy Peterson is an Audie and Earphones award-winning narrator. She loves to weave a great story with her words. With over twenty-five years of experience in theater, television, film, commercial voiceover, and audiobook narration, she brings depth, passion, and nuance to every project, capturing the heart of each of them.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Cindy

What a beautiful tribute, both in words and art, to a woman who made a huge difference in the lives of so many other women by providing dignified assistance in their searches for home and belonging.......more

Goodreads review by Abby

The first (formal) shelter for women experiencing homelessness in the US was opened in 1974, and I just learned that today, thanks to this excellent book which is perfect for elementary age readers. Excellent backmatter introduces systemic reasons for US homelessness and powerful quotes from Kip Tier......more

Goodreads review by Vera

This is a beautifully compassionate book telling the story of a depression era child who in adult life made it a mission to care for the homeless. Specifically the women of the homeless population. Seeing the dire need of homeless people in the US moved Kip's grandmother to be a person who fed those......more

Goodreads review by Nicole

Rosie's Place was the first place I volunteered as part of my undergrad in social work. It is a very special place and I love that a book has been made to recognize that and Kip, the amazing founder.......more

Quotes

McDonnell’s straightforward and informative text incorporates well-chosen quotes that further demonstrate her subject’s iron-willed determination, questioning of the status quo . . .

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