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This article is based on a larger research study by the author conducted in 2009 among 52 homeless women in the podkarpackie voivodship. Subjects were selected based on the criteria of age, place of residence during the research, and occasional or permanent residence in the shelter. Using the biographical method and narrative interview technique, which is a particular form of free or in-depth interview, the study attempts to outline the image of the homeless woman as a mother.