Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.
William Henry first Baron Beveridge
Standard Name: Beveridge, William Henry,,, first Baron
Used Form: Sir William Beveridge
Used Form: Lord Beveridge
Connections
| Connections Sort descending | Author name | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| Friends, Associates | Antonia Fraser | Family friends and frequent visitors to the Pakenham household included J. M. Keynes
, William Beveridge
(whom AF
's father had assisted in plans for the postwar Welfare State), Hugh Gaitskell
, and (particularly good... |
| Friends, Associates | Naomi Royde-Smith | NRS
was a close friend of Rose Macaulay
, with whom in the immediate postwar period she shared entertaining duties at her flat, in something similar to a salon. They apparently met through Macaulay contributing... |
| Intertextuality and Influence | Eleanor Rathbone | This work of ER
's drew much, mixed attention. In a belated New Leader review in 1926, Hugh Dalton
(later Chancellor of the Exchequer in the postwar Labour government) named it one of the outstanding... |
| politics | Eleanor Rathbone | Lobbying and other work by the society brought some early successes. A royal commission on the coal industry (also supported by Beveridge
) advocated the idea of using allowances to balance miners' wage reductions. |
| politics | Eleanor Rathbone | The content and the reception of ER
's family allowance initiatives rose and fell with other contemporary social concerns. She met with sustained opposition from the Trade Union Group
in parliament—to its undying shame... |
| Textual Production | Beatrice Webb | Beatrice Webb
's Diaries, 1912-1924 appeared posthumously from Longmans
, edited by Margaret I. Cole
, with an introduction by Lord Beveridge
. “The Times Digital Archive 1785-2007”. Thompson Gale: The Times Digital Archive. (18 June 1952): 8 British Book News. British Council. (1952): 513 |
| Travel | Mary Agnes Hamilton | After another lecture tour of the USA in 1938, she was there again in 1941 under the auspices of the Ministry of Reconstruction
to publicise William Beveridge
's proposals for setting up a Welfare State... |
Timeline
1933: In London, politician William Beveridge and...
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1933
In London, politician William Beveridge
and scientist Ernest Rutherford
founded the Academic Assistance Council
, to help mostly German writers and intellectuals menaced by the Nazis
.
Simpson, David. “Six Wolfs, Three Weills”. London Review of Books, 5 Oct. 2006, pp. 29-30.
30
8 November 1940: A memorandum by William Beveridge of the...
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8 November 1940
A memorandum by William Beveridge
of the Man Power Requirements Committee
projected a need for two million additional men and women in the labour force.
Smith, Harold L. “The Effects of the War on the Status of Women”. War and Social Change: British Society in the Second World War, edited by Harold L. Smith, Manchester University Press, 1986.
212
Harris, José. William Beveridge: A Biography. Clarendon, 1977.
371
Harris says the call was for this number...
1 December 1942: Sir William Beveridge, long-time head of...
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1 December 1942
Sir William Beveridge
, long-time head of the London School of Economics , released through His Majesty'ss Stationery Office the Beveridge Report (titled Social Insurance and Allied Services), which has been called the foundation...
9 December 1942: A week after the Beveridge report set out...
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9 December 1942
A week after the Beveridge report set out its epoch-making proposals for unemployment, maternity, and old age benefits, Punch weighed in with a cartoon showing Sir William (later Lord) Beveridge
as a pantomime fairy queen...
January 1951: The Beveridge Committee on Broadcasting reported...
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January 1951
The BeveridgeCommittee on Broadcasting
reported that the propaganda power
“Media quotations from official sources”. Terra Media: Quotations.
“Media quotations from official sources”. Terra Media: Quotations.
1967: Barbara Wootton (created the first woman...
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1967
Barbara Wootton
(created the first woman life peer in 1958) became deputy speaker of the House of Lords
, first woman to sit on the woolsack
Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.
: The fourth British tv channel put out its...
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4. 45 p.m. 2 November 1982
The fourth British tv channel put out its first broadcast: Channel 4
, which was licensed to be innovative and experimental, was launched with a teatime quiz game-show, Countdown.
“Channel 4 at 25”. BFI Screenonline.
Texts
Webb, Beatrice, and William Henry, first Baron Beveridge. Beatrice Webb’s Diaries, 1912-1924. Editor Cole, Margaret I., Longmans, 1952.