Bio: (1860-1926) British social scientist. Helen Bosanquet studied at Newnham College, Cambridge, and after graduation worked at Charity Organisation Society (COS). She is best known for researching poverty and the social security system in Britain. She approaches the problem of poverty from a liberal ideological position. She believed that employment, especially for women, would solve the problems of poverty in Britain. She saw the family as the basis of individual development and believed that the state should not take on the roles that the family used to have. She advocated for the development of individual pride and initiatives that will enable individuals to get out of poverty. She believed that the system of social benefits should be the last option, and that attention should be paid to raising the ability of individuals and families to get out of poverty on their own. 

Main works

Aspects of the Social Problem (1895);

Rich and Poor (1896);

The Standard of Life and Other Studies (1898);

The Strength of the People (1902);

The Poor Law Report of 1909 (1909);

Social Work in London 1869-1912 (1914).