*Webb, Beatrice: * - BEATRICE WEBB (1858-1943) was a recognized authority on the causes of poverty and a member of the Fabian Society. There she met her husband, Sidney Webb, with whom she shared a deep commitment to populist causes. While helping with her husband's political projects and active in ...

*Webb, Beatrice: * - BEATRICE WEBB (1858-1943) was a recognized authority on the causes of poverty and a member of the Fabian Society. There she met her husband, Sidney Webb, with whom she shared a deep commitment to populist causes. While helping with her husband's political projects and active in the Labor Party, Webb was also highly regarded as a diarist, letter-writer, and memoirist.