Webb, Beatrice 1858-1943
Archival location guide — where this economist’s surviving papers are held, their notable correspondents, and key published sources.
Born 1858 · died 1943
Martha Beatrice Webb, Baroness Passfield 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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Where the papers are held
The surviving papers of Webb, Beatrice 1858-1943 are held at National Library of Wales; Labour History Archive and Study Centre.
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