Sister Ignatia
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Sister Ignatia
By (Author) MARY C DARRAH
Hazelden Information & Educational Services
Hazelden Information & Educational Services
31st August 2001
United States
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Health, illness and addiction: social aspects
Biography: philosophy and social sciences
362.29286092
Physical Properties
Paperback
394
Width 154mm, Height 230mm
Description
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.
Sister Mary Ignatia Gavin epitomized the spirit of love, service, and honesty that today are the hallmarks of Alcoholics Anonymous. As a hospital admissions officer in the 1930s in Akron, Ohio, Sr. Ignatia befriended Dr. 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.
