The History of Alcoholics Anonymous
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members & writings of: Lois W.
Lois
W.: Bill W.'s Wife - "I believe that people
are good if you give them half a chance and that good
is more powerful than evil. The world seems to me excruciatingly,
almost painfully beautiful at times, and the goodness
and kindness of people often exceed that which even
I expect." -Lois W.
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Bill's
Wife Remembers When He and She and the First A.A.'s
Were Very Young -"As the wife of an
early A.A., some of our experiences and my reactions
to my husbands changed life may be interesting
to other wives." -Lois W., Christmas 1944
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...it
might have been the time... -"I too
needed spiritual development" -by Lois W., February
1950
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How
One AA Wife Lives the 12 Steps -Lois W.,
AAs "first lady" as the non-alcoholic
wife of Bill, the co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous,
tells the story of her own adventure in growth applying
A.A. principles to her own life. -August 1953
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In
AA's First Five Years -Lois W., wife of
AAs co-founder, Bill W., recalls the time in AA
when there were few members and no Big Book. -January
1967
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