Record Number |
20684 |
ISBN |
9781460758328 |
1460758323 |
Location |
305.42 THO |
Author |
Thornton, Merle, 1930-, (author). |
Title |
Bringing the fight : a firebrand feminist's life of defiance and determination / Merle Thornton with Melanie Ostell. |
Published |
[Sydney, NSW] : HarperCollins Publishers, 2020. |
©2020. |
Collation |
275 pages : illustrations, portraits, facsimiles ; 21 cm. |
Content types |
still image |
text |
Carrier type |
volume |
General Note |
"Before Germaine, there was Merle." -- Cover. |
Collection code: W Women |
Bibliography Note |
Includes bibliographical references. |
Summary Note |
"Merle Thornton is one of our game-changing pioneering feminists who helped bring about positive change for generations of Australian women. In her most audacious act, in 1965 Merle, along with Rosalie Bogner, chained herself to the bar at the Regatta Hotel in Brisbane to protest against the law that excluded women from public bars in Queensland, bringing about the end of segregated drinking in that state. But that's just one achievement, in a life rich in defiance, daring and determination." -- Back cover. |
Personal Name |
Thornton, Merle,1930- |
Subject |
Biography: general |
Authors, Australian |
Feminism |
Feminists |
Women -- Social conditions |
Women -- Australia -- Social conditions -- 20th cetury |
Autobiographies |
Women -- Australia -- Social conditions -- 20th century |
Feminism -- Australia -- History -- 20th century |
College teachers -- Australia -- Biography |
Feminists -- Australia -- Biography |
Authors, Australian -- 20th century -- Biography |
Geographic Name |
Australia |
SUBJECT |
Australian |
Added Name |
Ostell, Melanie, (author). |