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Merle Thornton (born 1930) is an Australian feminist activist, author and academic. She is best known for her 1965 action at the Regatta Hotel where she and Rosalie Bogner chained themselves to a bar rail to protest the exclusion of serving women in public bars in Queensland, Australia.
- 1930 (age 92–93)
- Sigrid Thornton
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21 ago 2020 · Thornton’s autobiography helps to explain what makes a feminist activist before an organised women’s movement exists, and how she attempts to live her politics.
- Margaret Henderson
19 nov 2020 · In November 2020, Merle Thornton was recognized with an honorary doctorate to fight corporate gender inequality. Merle Thornton is proof of how important is to raise a voice against inequalities and what one small act can change.
14 nov 2020 · Women's rights pioneer Merle Thornton is recognised with an honorary doctorate and a pledge to ensure the visibility of women in the corporate world, 55 years after she chained herself to a bar in ...
- Jessica Rendall
27 mar 2015 · Regatta pub protest: Merle Thornton, who chained herself to Brisbane bar, returns 50 years on - ABC News. By Isabella Higgins. Posted Fri 27 Mar 2015 at 3:52am, updated Fri 27 Mar 2015 at 5:31pm. Jack Herbert, the bagman of the Fitzgerald inquiry, told Ms Thornton: "So long girls, have a good night, don't drink too much."
Merle Thornton, the mother of actor Sigrid, returned to the Regatta Hotel, that now has a room named after her, for the launch of her first novel After Moonlight in 2004.
20 mag 2020 · Share. Bringing the Fight: A Firebrand Feminist’s Life of Defiance and Determination. By Merle Thornton, with Melanie Ostell | HarperCollins | $29.99 | 288 pages. Merle Thornton, a true icon of Australian feminism, has published her memoir at the age of ninety and what a delight it is.
