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Thomas Babington Macaulay

1800–1859

Also known as: Macaulay, Lord Macaulay, T. B. Macaulay

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Referenced in 1 other work — including Gopal Ganesh Agarkar and the Vindication of Women’s Education .

In Gopal Ganesh Agarkar and the Vindication of Women’s Education : The essay notes that Agarkar opened his argument for compulsory education by invoking Macaulay's 1847 speech endorsing universal education, using the British reformer's authority to ground his case for women's literacy in Maharashtra.

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  • Gopal Ganesh Agarkar and the Vindication of Women’s Education
    • "referring to Lord Macaulay's Speech on Education in the House of Commons in 1847; here Lord Macaulay endorsed the phrase, 'educate the people'" — Macaulay's speech is Agarkar's opening citation for his case that compulsory education is a mark of all developed nations