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Recovery Fact — 5 Things You May Not Know About the Fellowship
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Marty Mann became one of AA's best-known early women members and later helped change public understanding of alcoholism through education. Her work outside AA helped many people see alcoholism with less shame and more honesty.
Tradition Eleven shapes AA public relations around the work of the Fellowship rather than the fame of individual members. It favors clear information over publicity built around personalities.
AA service language calls leaders trusted servants, not governors. The phrase keeps the focus on humility, service, and responsibility instead of personal authority.
Closed AA meetings are for people who have a desire to stop drinking. That setting gives members a place to speak more freely with others who share the same problem.
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