Merle Thornton
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Merle Thornton
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Merle Estelle Thornton was 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. Women's rights and social justice are threads linking Thornton's diverse range of pursuits and projects, including the 1965 founding of the Equal Opportunities Association for Women, helping establish the first Wome
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Australian feminist activist and author (1930–2024)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merle_Thornton
date created:
2018-10-24T03:58:43Z
date modified:
2024-09-02T15:05:06Z
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