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Founded at: Akron, Ohio: Type ... Membership: 1,967,613 (2021) Website: aa.org: Alcoholics Anonymous (AA ... Bill Wilson visited Towns Hospital in New York City in an ...
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is a global fellowship founded in 1935 by Bill Wilson (known as Bill W.) and Robert Smith (known as Dr. Bob), and has since grown to be worldwide. Alcoholism in the 1700s and 1800s
William Griffith Wilson (November 26, 1895 – January 24, 1971), also known as Bill Wilson or Bill W., was the co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) with Bob Smith.. AA is an international mutual aid fellowship with about two million members worldwide belonging to AA groups, associations, organizations, cooperatives, and fellowships of alcoholics helping other alcoholics achieve and ...
Humble, frail nun became ‘The Angel of Alcoholics Anonymous’ through revolutionary care at Akron hospital. Local History: Sister Ignatia was an answer to prayers at St. Thomas Hospital Skip to ...
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), the first twelve-step fellowship, was founded in 1935 by Bill Wilson and Dr. Robert Holbrook Smith, known to AA members as "Bill W." and "Dr. Bob", in Akron, Ohio. In 1946 they formally established the twelve traditions to help deal with the issues of how various groups could relate and function as membership grew.
Singer Jelly Roll is opening up about the first time he attended an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting. “Oh goodness, I don’t fully remember my first real meeting ‘cause I was court-ordered at ...
James Burwell (March 23, 1898 – September 8, 1974), known as Jim B. or Jimmy B., was one of the Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) founding members. He was among the first ten members of AA on the East Coast, and was responsible for starting Alcoholics Anonymous in Philadelphia and Baltimore.
Robert Holbrook Smith (August 8, 1879 – November 16, 1950), also known as Dr. Bob, was an American physician and surgeon who cofounded Alcoholics Anonymous with Bill Wilson (more commonly known as Bill W.).