{"product_id":"newnham-silk-qb","title":"Newnham College Silk Scarf - Storming the Gates by Quentin Blake","description":"\u003cp\u003eA timeless accessory to treasure for years to come. The special scarf is beautifully created using 100% silk. This lovely 100% silk scarf, features Newnham’s very own Quentin Blake drawing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe artist kindly drew – The Storming of the Clough Gates – especially for Newnham, inspired by events of October 1921, when the question as to whether women should be allowed to receive their degrees from the Vice-Chancellor in the Senate House was again put to the vote. The decision went against women and a crowd of male undergraduates marched to Newnham and grabbed a coal trolley which was used as “a battering-ram to smash down the Clough Memorial Gates”. In Quentin’s painting, the crowd races towards Pfeiffer Arch. Beyond the gates the Principal, Blanche Athena Clough, faces them – strong and brave but isolated. She is symbolic of Newnham’s determination to ensure that women would insist, quietly yet surely, on the right to be treated equally.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeasuring 140cms x 40cms, it can be worn in a variety of ways; as a stole, sash, belt, as a hair accessory or even tied to a bag, as well as around the neck. Why not treat yourself (or a friend)?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Newnham College","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57830327124350,"sku":"ss-new-QB","price":58.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0287\/3507\/8448\/files\/NewnhamStormingthegatesscarf1.png?v=1786456088","url":"https:\/\/curatingcambridge.co.uk\/products\/newnham-silk-qb","provider":"Curating Cambridge","version":"1.0","type":"link"}