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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.
UQ has recognised the contribution of renowned feminist activist Merle Thornton AM with an Honorary Doctor of Letters, while launching the Merle Pledge – an initiative to improve women’s representation in public and professional forums.
Nov 14, 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 ...
Aug 21, 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.
Mar 28, 2015 · Fifty years after Merle Thornton and a friend chained themselves to the public bar at Brisbane's Regatta Hotel, she returns to celebrate winning the right to drink there.
When activist and former University of Queensland academic Merle Thornton chained herself to the bar at the Regatta Hotel in the mid-60s, it was a landmark moment for women’s rights in Australia. Four decades later, a UQ researcher is working to ensure the achievements of the era aren’t forgotten.
Nov 19, 2020 · Inspiring Thursday: Merle Thornton. November 19, 2020. Merle Thornton was born during the Great Depression in Australia. She studied at the University of Sydney at times when most of the girls left the school at age of fifteen. Otherwise, her life path could be understood as very common.
