Famous Women Economists

Birthdate: January 22, 1858

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Gloucestershire, England

Died: April 30, 1943

Sociologist Beatrice Webb is best remembered for coining the term collective bargaining. Along with her husband, Sidney Webb, whom she met at the Fabian Society, and others, Beatrice co-founded the London School of Economics. In spite of her lack of formal education, she was a prominent educator and an avid diarist.

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