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Jean Kirkpatrick – A Leader in Women’s SUD Recovery

Posted on February 24, 2023 by Women for Sobriety

Join WFS in Celebrating the Life of our Founder In 1973 Dr. Kirkpatrick set her plan of recovery into an acceptance program that she called New Life. In 1975, she used the name Women for Sobriety, Inc., to establish a nonprofit organization. She formalized 13 affirmations that had been helpful in

WFS Celebrates Jean Kirkpatrick’s 100th Birthday

Posted on February 17, 2023 by Women for Sobriety

How did WFS start? In the late 1950s Jean Kirkpatrick couldn’t cope with the fact that she was the first woman to receive the Fels Fellowship award at the University of Pennsylvania, so she went out and got drunk. Fearing that a mistake had been made and the funds to