This is the story of Sister Mary Ignatia Gavin, a hospital admissions officer who courageously arranged for the hospitalization of Alcoholics when alcoholism was viewed as a weakness rather than a disease.
Bob Smith, co-founder of AA, and courageously arranged for the hospitalization of Alcoholics at a time when alcoholism was viewed as a character weakness rather than a disease..
Ignatia befriended Dr.
As a hospital admissions officer in the 1930s in Akron, Ohio, Sr.
Sister Mary Ignatia Gavin epitomized the spirit of love, service, and honesty that today are the hallmarks of Alcoholics Anonymous.
This is the story of Sister Mary Ignatia Gavin, a hospital admissions officer who courageously arranged for the hospitalization of Alcoholics when alcoholism was viewed as a weakness rather than a disease
