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Amanda Smith

Amanda Smith

Amanda Smith is the editor of Hostage to Fortune: The Letters of Joseph P. Kennedy and the author of Newspaper Titan: The Infamous Life and Monumental Times of Cissy Patterson.

How Sexual Deviance Could Have Crippled Alcoholics Anonymous

How Sexual Deviance Could Have Crippled Alcoholics Anonymous

Instead of fight for her inheritance—and risk exposing her sexuality—Felicia Gizycka dropped a lawsuit to protect a developing AA.… More »

The Value of Friends and Sponsors at Alcoholics Anonymous Meetings

The Value of Friends and Sponsors at Alcoholics Anonymous Meetings

Marty Mann, executive director of the National Committee for Education on Alcoholism, proved a valuable mentor for many early women of AA.… More »

The Women Behind the Early Alcoholics Anonymous Movement

The Women Behind the Early Alcoholics Anonymous Movement

Just a few years after Bill Wilson founded the fellowship in 1939, Felicia Gizycka, daughter of editor Cissy Patterson, stumbled into a meeting.… More »

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