Martha Beatrice Webb, Baroness Passfield , was an English sociologist, economist, socialist, labour historian and social reformer. It was Webb who coined the term collective bargaining. She was among the founders of the London School of Economics and played a crucial role in forming the Fabian Society.
Beatrice Potter was born in Standish House in the village of Standish, Gloucestershire, the last but one of the nine daughters of businessman Richard Potter and Laurencina Heyworth, a Liverpool merchants daughter. Her paternal grandfather was Liberal Party MP Richard Potter, cofounder of the Little Circle which was key in creating the Reform Act 1832.
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