A Biography of Mrs. Marty Mann
A Biography of Mrs. Marty Mann: The First Lady of Alcoholics Anonymous David Brown,
Publisher: Hazelden
ISBN: 1592853072
DDC: 362
Edition: Paperback; 2005-01-31
Summary:
The little-known life of Marty Mann rivals a Masterpiece Theatre
drama. She was born into a life of wealth and privilege, sank to the
lowest depths of poverty and despair, then rose to inspire thousands
of others, especially women, to help themselves. The first woman to
achieve long-term sobriety in Alcoholics Anonymous, Marty Mann
advocated the understanding that alcoholism is an issue of public
health, not morality. In their fascinating book, Sally and David
Brown shed light on this influential figure in recovery history. Born
in Chicago in 1905, Marty was favored with beauty, brains, charisma,
phenomenal energy, and a powerful will. She could also out drink
anyone in her group of social elites. When her father became
penniless, she was forced into work, landed a lucrative public
relations position, and a decade later was destitute because of her
drinking. She was committed to a psychiatric center in 1938-a time
when the term alcoholism was virtually unknown, the only known
treatment was "drying out," and two men were compiling the book
Alcoholics Anonymous. Marty read it on the recommendation of
psychiatrist Dr. Harry Tiebout: it was her first step toward sobriety
and a long, illustrious career as founder of the National Council on
Alcoholism, or NCA. In the early 1950s, journalist Edward R. Murrow
selected Marty as one of the 10 greatest living Americans. Marty died
of a stroke in 1980, shortly after addressing the AA international
convention in New Orleans. This is a story of one woman's
indefatigable effort and indomitable spirit, compellingly told by
Sally and David Brown.
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