Series II: Shopping Bag Ladies: Homeless Women Speak About Their Lives, 1977-1985, inclusive
Scope and Contents
This series contains material related to Ann Marie Rousseau's 1981 book Shopping Bag Ladies: Homeless Women Speak About Their Lives. During her time working at the Shelter Care Center for Women in New York City in the 1970s, Rousseau conducted extensive interviews with and took photographs of women experiencing homelessness. She used this material as the basis of her book.
The bulk of this series is made up of copies of photographs from the book, arranged in the same order in which they appear in the publication. There are often many copies of the same image in various sizes. Some of the photographs are signed and/or captioned by Rousseau on the reverse.There are also 3 copies of the book Shopping Bag Ladies: Homeless Women Speak About Their Lives, 2 softcover and 1 hardcover. In addition, there are copies of the book contract, book reviews, and letters from readers.
This series also contains some material related to "Stone Pillow," the 1985 TV movie inspired by the "Shopping Bag Ladies" book, for which Rousseau served as a technical advisor.
Shopping Bag Ladies: Homeless Women Speak About Their Lives
Scope and Contents
3 copies of the book by Ann Marie Rousseau.