Women Pioneers in 12 Step Recovery

About this book

For some reason we alcoholics seem to have the gift of picking out the worlds finest women. So said Alcoholics Anonymous cofounder Dr. Robert Holbrook Smith (better known to millions of AAs as Dr. Bob). Speaking directly to his wife Anne Dr. Bob was also indirectly addressing the extraordinary role played by women in the beginning growth and continuing strength of Alcoholics Anonymous. This book profiles some of these remarkable women--women like Anne Smith herself generally credited with being the first to recognize and foster the spiritual force that passed between Bill W. And Dr. Bob later embodied in the Twelve Steps; the beloved Lois Wilson wife of AA cofounder Bill Wilson and herself the founder of Al-Anon; Nancy OD. one of the first women to sober up in AA in the New York area; and Ruth Hock the devoted indefatigable and often unpaid contributor to the preparations for the publication of the book Alcoholics Anonymous. Here we see the challenges these women and others faced as well as the feats of character and flashes of genius that carried them through. A look into the lives of these women full of the spirit and faith underlying their unique accomplishments this book is also a tribute to their incalculable contributions to the success of the Twelve Step recovery program.