Title: Sister Ignatia
Subtitle: Angel of Alcoholics Anonymous
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.
Subjects: Alcoholics, Alcoholics Anonymous, Biography, Rehabilitation, Volunteer workers in rehabilitation, Catholic church, biography, Volunteers
Places: United States
People: Mary Ignatia Gavin