# Merle Thornton

> 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 ban on serving women drinks in public bars in Queensland, Australia.

*Australian feminist activist, author, and academic (b. 1930 - d. 2024)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/merle-thornton

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Writer / Author
- **Category:** Writers
- **Country:** Australia
- **Born:** 1930
- **Died:** 2024-08-16
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** female

## Bio

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 ban on serving women drinks in public bars in Queensland, Australia.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 42.8 / 100
- **Momentum:** 2.6 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 4.0 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 2.3 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 30.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 60.0 / 100

## Platforms
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1429616/ (@nm1429616)

## Sources
- [Merle Thornton](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merle_Thornton)
- [Торнтон, Мерл](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A2%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BD%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BD%2C_%D0%9C%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BB)
- [Merle Thornton](https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merle_Thornton)
- [میرل تھورنٹن](https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%DB%8C%D8%B1%D9%84_%D8%AA%DA%BE%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%86%D9%B9%D9%86)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q57915903)

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