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    Lois Wilson (née Burnham; March 4, 1891 – October 5, 1988), also known as Lois W., was the co-founder of Al-Anon Family Groups, a 12-Step fellowship for the friends and family of alcoholics. [1] [2] She was the wife of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) co-founder Bill W.

  3. Lois Wilson, co-founder, Al-Anon Family Groups, and wife of Bill Wilson, was born Lois Burnham on March 4, 1891, at 182 Clinton Street, Brooklyn Heights, New York. Her father, Dr. Clark Burnham, was a gynecologist and surgeon.

  4. Feb 15, 2024 · UPDATE: Lois Wilson died on Sept. 13, 2024 at the age of 97. She lived a remarkable life, from teenage ministry on the prairies, to pioneering advocacy for women, to international human...

  5. Sep 15, 2024 · Very Rev. Lois Wilson, a trailblazing leader whose life was marked by humility, service and a deep commitment to human rights, has died. She was 97.

  6. Lois was the widow of Bill Wilson, cofounder of Alcoholics Anonymous. I knew about AA—I had started my career in newspapers and met plenty of hard-drinking reporters whose lives were saved by the organization and its 12-step program of recovery.

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  7. Feb 20, 2024 · Ninety-six-year-old Lois Wilson, a former World Council of Churches president and the first female moderator of the United Church of Canada, is at the centre of a book, “ For the Sake of the Common Good: Essays in Honour of Lois Wilson,” published by McGill-Queen's University Press and written by people who worked with her.

  8. Mar 3, 2021 · Lois Wilson empowered millions of women and offered each a path out of the of a toxic, life-threatening relationship. She and her husband Bill, along with many others built a movement which is the largest and most successful self-help movement in the world.

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