TY - BOOK AU - Cole,Margaret TI - Beatrice Webb AV - HX 246 .W37 C6 1946 PY - 1946/// CY - London, England PB - Longmans, Green and Company KW - Webb, Beatrice, KW - Women social reformers KW - Social reformers KW - Socialism KW - Cooperation KW - Consumers' leagues KW - Labor unions KW - Great Britain KW - Economic history KW - Trade unionism KW - Economic conditions N1 - This text includes eight black and white photographs depicting Beatrice Webb at different point throughout her life; Includes index; I. The background -- II. Childhood and youth -- III. Apprenticeship -- IV. Co-operation and socialism -- V. Sidney -- VI. The partnership begins -- VII. Trade unionism -- VIII. Education, politics, local government -- IX. Poor law i: the royal commission -- X. Poor law ii: the campaign -- XI. Fabianism and conflict -- XII. War -- XIII. Rise of the labor party -- XIV. Labor opposition and labor government -- XV. Soviet communism -- XVI. Last years N2 - "This book is a biography of the life and achievements of Beatrice Webb, an English woman who was heavily involved in the socialist movement during the late 19th century. She and her husband, Sidney Webb, founded the Fabian Society, introduced Trade Unionism, Co-operation, and Socialism to social students, and founded the London School of Economics. It includes both Webb's public and private life." -- From Google Books UR - https://archive.org/details/dli.ernet.5709 ER -