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'''Blanche Athena Clough''' was a British [[classicist]] who was the Principal of [[Newnham College]] (1920-1923) |
'''Blanche Athena Clough''' was a British [[classicist]] who was the Principal of [[Newnham College]] (1920-1923). She was particularly involved in assisting [[Katharine Stephen]] in work towards the Royal Charter and Statutes granted in 1917 whereby [[Newnham College]] became the first women’s College to be a self-governing academic community. |
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==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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Clough came up to [[Newnham College]] in 1884 to read Classics. She remained as secretary to her aunt, [[Anne Clough]] and then |
Clough came up to [[Newnham College]] in 1884 to read Classics. She remained as secretary to her aunt, [[Anne Clough]] and then took on the role of administrator to the college. Clough turned down the opportunity to become Principal in 1911 but finally took the role in 1920. During her time as Principal (1920-1923), Clough fought to have women admitted to full membership of [[Cambridge University]]. The principle that women's admittance be linked to government funding was refused in 1921.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://archive.spectator.co.uk/article/1st-april-1922/6/the-royal-commission-on-oxford-and-cambridge|title=THE ROYAL COMMISSION ON OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE. » 1 Apr 1922 » The Spectator Archive|work=The Spectator Archive|access-date=2018-02-22}}</ref> After Clough's retirement in 1923 she devoted her time to gardening, bird-watching, and volunteering for the [[London and National Society for Women’s Service]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.newn.cam.ac.uk/about/history/biographies/|title=Significant contributors in the history of Newnham College|work=Newnham College|access-date=2018-02-22|language=en-GB}}</ref> which became the [[Fawcett Society]] in 1953. A.J. Pertz painted Clough while Principal of [[Newnham College, Cambridge|Newnham College]] and the portrait hangs in the college today.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.artuk.org/discover/artworks/blanche-athena-clough-newnham-college-1884-principal-19201923-228444|title=Blanche Athena Clough, Newnham College (1884), Principal (1920–1923) {{!}} Art UK|website=www.artuk.org|language=en|access-date=2018-02-07}}</ref> [[Ray Strachey]] painted two portraits of Clough between 1925-1931 which are now in the [[National Portrait Gallery, London|National Portrait Gallery]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/person/mp19842/blanche-athena-clough|title=Blanche Athena Clough - Person - National Portrait Gallery|website=www.npg.org.uk|language=en|access-date=2018-02-07}}</ref> |
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Blanche Athena Clough | |
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 by A. J. Pertz (detail of painting at Newnham) | |
| Born | 1861 |
| Died | 1960 |
| Alma mater | Newnham College |
| Known for | Principal of Newnham College |
| Parent(s) | Arthur Hugh Clough and Blanche Mary Shore Smith |
| Relatives | Anne Clough (aunt) |
Blanche Athena Clough was a British classicist who was the Principal of Newnham College (1920-1923). She was particularly involved in assisting Katharine Stephen in work towards the Royal Charter and Statutes granted in 1917 whereby Newnham College became the first women’s College to be a self-governing academic community.
Biography
Clough came up to Newnham College in 1884 to read Classics. She remained as secretary to her aunt, Anne Clough and then took on the role of administrator to the college. Clough turned down the opportunity to become Principal in 1911 but finally took the role in 1920. During her time as Principal (1920-1923), Clough fought to have women admitted to full membership of Cambridge University. The principle that women's admittance be linked to government funding was refused in 1921.[1] After Clough's retirement in 1923 she devoted her time to gardening, bird-watching, and volunteering for the London and National Society for Women’s Service[2] which became the Fawcett Society in 1953. A.J. Pertz painted Clough while Principal of Newnham College and the portrait hangs in the college today.[3] Ray Strachey painted two portraits of Clough between 1925-1931 which are now in the National Portrait Gallery.[4]
Professional bodies
In 1918 Clough was the sole female member of the Royal Commission considering the finances of Oxford and Cambridge.[5]
Family
Clough was the youngest child of Arthur Hugh Clough and Blanche Mary Shore Smith.
Publications
Memoir of Anne Jemima Clough (Arnold, London, 1903)
Further reading
- Gillian Sutherland (2006) Faith, Duty, and the Power of the Mind: The Cloughs and their Circle 1820-1960 (Cambridge University Press)
- Gillian Sutherland, Clough, “Blanche Athena (1861–1960)”, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2004 [1]
References
- ^ "THE ROYAL COMMISSION ON OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE. » 1 Apr 1922 » The Spectator Archive". The Spectator Archive. Retrieved 2018-02-22.
- ^ "Significant contributors in the history of Newnham College". Newnham College. Retrieved 2018-02-22.
- ^ "Blanche Athena Clough, Newnham College (1884), Principal (1920–1923) | Art UK". www.artuk.org. Retrieved 2018-02-07.
- ^ "Blanche Athena Clough - Person - National Portrait Gallery". www.npg.org.uk. Retrieved 2018-02-07.
- ^ Sutherland, Dr Gillian. "Cambridge's Millicent Fawcett and 100 years of women's votes". Cambridge Independent. Retrieved 2018-02-07.
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