Introduction -- Definitions of homelessness -- Homeless women - an historical perspective: from industrialization to the Second World War -- Homeless women - an historical perspective: from the Second World War until the early 1980s -- The family and housing: the marginalization of single households -- Experiences and definitions of homelessness-the women's viewpoint -- Women's housing and homelessness: a focus on the family -- Homeless women and the labour market -- Where to now? Housing preferences and strategies
