E113: The Big Book Chapter, "To Wives," Is Troublesome

Send us a Text Message.Matt and Steve have done a lot of learning about the construction of the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous from reaching "Writing the Big Book," by Bill Schaberg. In today's language, the chapter, "To Wives," is troublesome. In the context of 1938, it reflected the times.Men were alcoholicsAlcoholics were white, Christian menWomen supported the man in the homeThe chapter states it's "written," by the women of AA. In reality, Bill Wilson wrote it himself...

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