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Also known as Beatrice Webb, Baroness Passfield, (Martha) Beatrice Webb

English sociologist, economist, socialist, and social reformer (1858–1943)

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Vinony files it under 1858 births, 1943 deaths and 19th-century English scientists.

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Person · Open Library

Born
1858
Died
1943
Works
21

Top works

  • Obshchestva potrebiteleĭ v Velikobritanīi
  • The history of trade unionism by Sidney and Beatrice Webb
  • The English poor law, will it endure
  • The relationship between co-operation and trade unionism
  • The history of trade unionism

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Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United Kingdom
Active from
1940-10-14
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Quotes

  • Within a trade, in the absence of any Common Rule, competition between firms leads, as we have seen, to the adoption of practices by which the whole industry is deteriorated. The enforcement of a common minimum standard throughout the trade not only stops the degradation, but in every way conduces to industrial efficiency.

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Key facts

Born
Martha Beatrice Potter , ( 1858-01-22 ) 22 January 1858, Gloucestershire , England
Died
30 April 1943 (1943-04-30) (aged 85), Liphook , Hampshire, England
Occupations
Sociologist, economist
Spouse
Sidney Webb ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1892 ) ​
Parent s
Richard Potter , Laurencina Heyworth
Family
Catherine Courtney (sister), Sir Stafford Cripps (nephew), Barbara Drake (niece), Kitty Muggeridge (niece)

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1858-01-22
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1943-04-30
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Encyclopedic overview

Martha Beatrice Webb, Baroness Passfield (née Potter; 22 January 1858 – 30 April 1943) was an English sociologist, economist, feminist and social reformer. She was among the founders of the London School of Economics and played a crucial role in forming the Fabian Society. Additionally, she authored several popular books, with her most notable being The Co-operative Movement in Great Britain and Industrial Democracy, co-authored by her husband Sidney Webb, 1st Baron Passfield, where she coined the term "collective bargaining" as a way to discuss the negotiation process between an employer and a labor union. As a feminist and social reformer, she criticised the exclusion of women from various occupations as well as campaigning for the unionisation of female workers, pushing for legislation that allowed for better hours and conditions.

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