澳大利亚女权主义者梅尔·索恩顿 (Merle Thornton) 已逝世, 93-year-old Australian feminist Merle Thornton, known for her 1965 protest action that led to Queensland pubs allowing women, passed away.

澳大利亚著名的女权主义者和布里斯班居民Merle Thornton,93岁,8月16日去世。 93-year-old Merle Thornton, a renowned Australian feminist and Brisbane resident, passed away on 16 August. 众所周知,1965年,她把自己锁在一家酒吧,抗议基于性别的拒绝服务,她的行为导致到1970年在昆士兰全国向妇女开设酒吧。 Known for chaining herself to a bar in 1965 to protest against gender-based refusal of service, her act led to opening pubs to women across Queensland by 1970. 桑顿是一位学者和作家，被昆士兰大学授予荣誉文学博士学位，该大学也认可了她通过“Merle's Pledge”提高企业界性别知名度的遗产。 Thornton, an academic and author, was honored with an honorary Doctor of Letters degree from the University of Queensland, which also recognized her legacy with 'Merle's Pledge' to increase gender visibility in the corporate world.