Laiwah aa biography

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is a global fellowship founded in 1935 by Bill Wilson (known as Bill W.) and Robert Smith (known as Dr.

Bob), and has since grown to be worldwide.

Alcoholism in the 1700s and 1800s

Nearly two centuries before the advent of Alcoholics Anonymous, John Wesley established Methodist penitent bands, which were organized on Saturday nights, the evening on which members of these small groups were most tempted to frequent alehouses.^[1] The hymns and teaching provided during the penitent band meetings addressed the issues that members faced, often alcoholism.^[1] As a result, penitent bands have often been compared to Alcoholics Anonymous in scholarly discourse.^[2]

Temperance Movement and Prohibition

Main article: Temperance movement

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Alcoholism in the 1930s

In post-Prohibition 1930s America, it was commo