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1 online resource (xiii, 175 pages) |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 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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Description based on print version record. |
| Subject |
Alberti, Susan.
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Australian Football League -- Biography.
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Western Bulldogs (Football team) -- Biography.
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Businesspeople -- Australia -- Biography.
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Philanthropists -- Australia -- Biography.
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Australian football -- Biography.
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Football players -- Australia -- History.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Asher, Stephanie. Footy lady : the trailblazing story of Susan Alberti. Carlton, Victoria : Melbourne University Press, c2017 xiii, 175 pages 9780522872576 (DLC) 2018404363 |
| ISBN |
9780522872576 |
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9780522872583 (e-book) |
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