Famous British Female Economists

Birthdate: May 23, 1914

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: Heworth, York, England

Died: May 31, 1981

Born in England, Barbara Ward, Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth studied at the Sorbonne in Paris, before working on Austrian economics in Germany and then moving to Oxford. One of the first proponents of sustainable development, she also wrote for The Economist and advised World Bank policy makers.