The footy lady : the trailblazing story of Susan Alberti / Stephanie Asher.
2017
HC602.5.A43 .A844 2017
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Title
The footy lady : the trailblazing story of Susan Alberti / Stephanie Asher.
Author
Asher, Stephanie, author.
ISBN
9780522872576
9780522872583 (e-book)
9780522872583 (e-book)
Published
Carlton, Victoria : Melbourne University Press, [2017]
Copyright
©2017
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (xiii, 175 pages)
Call Number
HC602.5.A43 .A844 2017
Dewey Decimal Classification
338.092
Summary
No tragedy, no challenge, has proved too hard for Susan Alberti. The woman from the working-class suburbs has battled boardrooms, courts, lymphoma and adult diabetes; and was one of the driving forces behind the AFLs move into womens football. When her first husband was killed by a truck, Susan took over their construction business, becoming a female pioneer in the building industry. When her daughter was diagnosed with type-1 diabetes she embarked on a mission to find a cure. When her beloved football club the Western Bulldogs was threatened with annihilation she worked as vice-president to bring home the 2016 premiership flag. Confronted with the exclusion of women from AFL, she battled to open the game to all and kept up the fight with money and on-ground support when others were ready to signal defeat.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Footy lady : the trailblazing story of Susan Alberti.
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