Raised a warrior : a memoir of soccer, grit, and leveling the playing field / Susie Petruccelli.

Raised a warrior : a memoir of soccer, grit, and leveling the playing field / Susie Petruccelli.

By
Petruccelli, Susie.

Publication Date
2021

Publication Information
New York : Apollo Publishers,

Physical Description
206 p.

Subject Term
Women soccer players.
 
Sex discrimination against women.
 
Pay equity.

Summary
A star athlete shares her trailblazing account of triumph in the face of sexism, self-doubt, and injury, gives a remarkable global tour of the women's soccer world, and presents a stirring call-to-action to secure equal pay and conditions. When Susie Petruccelli won a place on Harvard University's soccer team, she felt on top of the world-talented, strong, and worthy. Unfortunately, after sustaining injuries and developing health problems, she felt her worth slip away. In this remarkable memoir, Petruccelli reveals how she battled her way back onto the field and continued to fight even after she hung up her cleats. She distills the significance of not giving up on oneself and inspires players of all sports who've faced injuries to persevere. She also brings to light the inequities and discrimination female athletes face that she's traveled the world to see and document firsthand, and introduces the international athletes and activists fighting for equal pay and conditions. In so doing, she reveals the progress made, as well as the battles ahead and the force of the movement.

Language
English

ISBN
9781948062824


LibraryCollectionCollectionCall Number
Corner BrookAdult NFicAdult Non-Fiction796.344092 P44
St. John's - A.C. HunterADULT NFIC - DISPLAYAdult Non-Fiction Display796.344092 P44