Pioneer Woman
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Merle THORNTON
Also known as: née Wilson
Born: 2/10/1930
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.
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Desmond, Rosemary. Throwing away pub shackles. Northern Territory News. April 24, 2004:27.