Identity area
Type of entity
Authorized form of name
Association to Promote the Higher Education of Working Men , Workers' Educational Association
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Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
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Description area
Dates of existence
History
The Workers Educational Association (WEA) was founded in 1903 under the title Association to Promote the Higher Education of Working Men and in 1905 the name was changed to The Workers Education Association. The Central Organisation of the Association dealt with its executive functions, various committees and the general administration as well as the organisation of the annual and national conferences.