Her book New Primer on Alcoholism was published in 1958. Legacy Marty Mann wrote the following books: Primer on Alcoholism Marty Mann's New Primer on Alcoholism Marty Mann Answers Your Questions about Alcoholism. Mann was instrumental in the founding of High Watch Farm, the world's first recovery center founded on the principles of Alcoholics Anonymous. In 1980, Mann suffered a stroke at home and died soon after. Many histories of Alcoholics Anonymous make only passing mention of Mann, perhaps because NCEA had no formal relationship to AA. However, Mann's public admission of her own alcoholism, her successful experience with AA, and her encouragement of others — especially women — to get help contributed substantially to AA's growth. Marty Mann's obituary was published in the New York Times: "MARTY MANN DEAD; HELPED ALCOHOLICS; Founder of Alcoholism Council, 75, Wrote Books and Lectured Extensively on Drinking 'I Am an Alcoholic' (Published 1980) References External links Marty Mann's New Primer on Alcoholism, reviewed by John Philip, Marty Mann Papers at Syracuse University Marty Mann's Story Women Suffer Too, Big Book (Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th ed.) Online, 1904 births 1980 deaths Writers from Chicago Alcoholics Anonymous American lesbian writers LGBT people from Illinois 20th-century American women writers 20th-century LGBT people