01998nam 2200385z- 450 991079347130332120230123224410.00-522-87258-1(CKB)4100000007758714(MiAaPQ)EBC5683227(EXLCZ)99410000000775871420190317d2017 uy 0engtxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe footy lady the trailblazing story of Susan Alberti /Stephanie AsherMelbourne:Melbourne University Press Digital,2017.1 online resource (148 pages)0-522-87257-3 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.BusinesspeopleAustraliaBiographyPhilanthropistsAustraliaBiographyAustralian footballBiographyFootball playersAustraliaHistoryBusinesspeoplePhilanthropistsAustralian footballFootball playersHistory.338.092Asher Stephanie1578116BOOK9910793471303321The footy lady3857261UNINA