Elementary Education Act 1870 commonly known as Forster's Education Act established guidelines which, on paper, granted the right to schooling to any male between the ages of 5 and 13. It was drafted by William Forster, a Liberal MP and it was introduced on February 17, 1870 and it main points were; William Edward Forster (July 11, 1818 - April 6, 1886), British statesman, was born of Quaker parents at Bradpole in Dorsetshire. ... The Liberal Party was one of the two major British political parties from the early 19th century until the 1920s, and a third party of varying strength and importance up to 1988, when it merged with the Social Democratic Party to form a new party which would become known as... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... February 17 is the 48th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1870 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...

(a) England and Wales were to be divided into about 2500 school districts; England - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... National motto: Cymru am byth (Welsh: Wales for ever) Waless location within the UK Official languages English, Welsh Capital Cardiff Largest city Cardiff First Minister Rhodri Morgan Area  - Total Ranked 3rd UK 20,779 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 3rd UK 2,903,085 140/km² NUTS 1...

(b) School Boards were to be elected by taxpayers in each district;

(c) The School Boards were to examine the extent of elementary education in their district, provided then by Voluntary Societies, and if there were not enough school places, they could build and maintain schools out of the rates;

(d) The School Boards could make their own by-laws which would allow them to charge fees or, if they wanted, to let children in for free. A Bylaw (sometimes also seen as By-Law or ByLaw) was originally the Viking town law in the Danelaw. ...

(e) Women were allowed to vote for the School Boards, and could also be candidates for them. In 1870, Flora Stevenson, Lydia Becker, Emily Davies and Elizabeth Garrett were elected to the School Boards. The feminist movement wanted to show women were capable of holding public office. Sarah Emily Davies was a English feminist, suffragette and a pioneering campaigner for womens rights to university access. ... Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Dr. Elizabeth Garrett Anderson, MD (9 June 1836 – 17 December 1917) was an English physician and feminist, the first woman to gain a medical qualification in Britain. ... Suffrage parade in New York City on May 6, 1912 The Feminist movement (also known as the Womens Movement and Womens Liberation) campaigns on issues such as reproductive rights, domestic violence, maternity leave, equal pay, sexual harassment, discrimination and sexual violence. ...

The granting of education to all males between the ages of 5 and 13 was not always respected and would be more firmly enforced through later reforms, but what was effective was the provision in the Act that allowed greater control to the school officials that were experts in the field rather than the church, hoping this would bring improvements to the state of education.

In London the original intention to have several school districts covering the metropolitan area was reversed and instead the London School Board was created to cover the same area as the Metropolitan Board of Works. This was the first elected institution of London-wide government. Part of the London skyline viewed from the South Bank London is the most populous city in the European Union, with an estimated population on 1 January 2005 of 7,500,000 and a metropolitan area population of between 12 and 14 million. ... The London School Board (sometimes School Board for London) was an institution of local government. ... The Metropolitan Board of Works (MBW) was the principal instrument of London-wide government from 1855 until the establishment of the London County Council in 1889. ...