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Throwback Thursday AA history post -  In honor of Women's History Month, information on Sylvia K., one of the first women sober in AA and author of Big Book story Keys To The Kingdom:

 

 Sylvia K. ("Keys to the Kingdom")

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  1. Bob KennedyMarch 16, 2023 at 12:40 PM

    Sylvia's Big Book story is brilliantly crafted---one of the best in the book. I wonder if she might have hired professional help. She had the money to do that had she chosen to.

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    1. AA Book Club BlogMarch 16, 2023 at 9:24 PM

      Could be. We know most of the original Akron stories in the 1st Edition were edited by a professional.

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