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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.
14. Nov. 2020 · Merle Thornton, a feminist activist who chained herself to a bar in 1965, receives an honorary doctorate from the University of Queensland. The university also launches the Merle Pledge, a commitment to increase women's representation in panels and events.
- Jessica Rendall
Learn how Merle Thornton AM, a UQ alumna and lecturer, led the famous Regatta Hotel protest in 1965 and campaigned for women's rights in Queensland and Australia. Discover her achievements, challenges and legacy in this profile article.
21. Aug. 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. It chronicles a tension between ...
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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.
Dr Merle Thornton AM - School of Historical and Philosophical Inquiry - University of Queensland. Honorary Associate Professor. School of Historical and Philosophical Inquiry. m.thorntonam@uq.edu.au. UQ acknowledges the Traditional Owners and their custodianship of the lands on which UQ is situated. — Reconciliation at UQ.
Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences. m.thorntonam@uq.edu.au. Overview. Merle Thornton is a feminist activist; in March 1965 she chained herself, with friend Ro Bogner, to the bar rail of the Regatta Hotel protesting against the exclusion of women from public bars, by iron custom throughout Australia, by law in Queensland.
