Webb, Beatrice, 1858-1943

Beatrice Webb (1858-1943), nee Potter, social reformer and diarist. Married to Sidney Webb, pioneers of social science. She was involved in many spheres of political and social activity including the Labour Party, Fabianism, social observation, investigations into poverty, development of socialism, the foundation of the National Health Service and post war welfare state, the London School of Economics, and the New Statesman .

From the guide to the Beatrice Webb, A summer holiday in Scotland, 1884., 1884-1885, (University of St Andrews)

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