THORNTON

Merle

2 October 1930 —

AKA:  née Wilson

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Additional Information

Additional Information

  • Known for, with Rosalie BOGNER, chaining themselves to a bar rail in protest of the exclusion of women in bars in Queensland.  Women's Rights Activist.  Author.  Mother of actress Sigrid THORNTON.

Resources

References

  • Desmond, Rosemary.  Throwing away pub shackles.  Northern Territory News.  April 24, 2004:27.

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