The footy lady : the trailblazing story of Susan Alberti / Stephanie Asher.
Publication details: Carlton, Vic. : Melbourne University Publishing, 2017.Edition: 1st editionDescription: xiii, 175 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour), portraits (some colour) ; 24 cmISBN:- 9780522872576
- Trailblazing story of Susan Alberti
- Alberti, Susan, 1947-
- Alberti, Susan
- Australian Football League
- Western Bulldogs (Football team)
- Western Bulldogs (Australian football team) -- Biography
- Australian Football League -- Biography
- Western Bulldogs Football Club -- Biography
- Western Bulldogs (Football team) -- Biography
- Australian football
- Businesspeople -- Australia -- Biography
- Philanthropists -- Australia -- Biography
- Football players -- Australia -- History
- Women philanthropists -- Australia -- Biography
- Women football players -- Australia -- History
- Businesswomen -- Australia -- Biography
- Australian football -- Biography
- Australia
- Australian
- 796.336092 23
- 338.092 23
- HC602.5.A43 A84 2017
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item reserves | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book | Melbourne Athenaeum Library | Biography | 796.336 ASH | Available | 071441 |
Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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 AFL's move into women's 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.
Tertiary/Undergraduate.
General.
