12 October 1869 saw the first annual meeting of The National Education League. The National Education League was founded to campaign for free, compulsory, and non-sectarian (if not necessarily non-religious) education for all children.
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Florence S. Boos, “The Education Act of 1870: Before and After”
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12 Oct 1869
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