Beatrice Webb
Martha Beatrice Webb, Baroness Passfield, FBA (née Potter; 22 January 1858 – 30 April 1943) was an English sociologist, economist, socialist, labour historian and social reformer. She coined the term "collective bargaining" and was among the founders of the London School of Economics and played a crucial role in forming the Fabian Society.
The Lady Passfield | |
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Portrait of Webb, 1894 | |
| Born | Martha Beatrice Potter 22 January 1858 Gloucestershire, England |
| Died | 30 April 1943 (aged 85) Liphook, Hampshire, England |
| Occupation(s) | sociologist, economist |
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| Parent(s) | Richard Potter Laurencina Heyworth |
| Family | Catherine Courtney (sister) Sir Stafford Cripps (nephew) Barbara Drake (niece) Kitty Muggeridge (niece) |
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