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Martineau Society member, David Hamilton, writes: I recently came across an anomaly in Harriet Martineau’s Biographical Sketches (1876 edition).   As part of her journalistic endeavours, Harriet wrote a series of…

For Valerie Doulton's blog post  for the Public Disability History Blog on Harriet and her deafness, please click here

Please click here for a short article on Harriet Martineau by new member Ellie Smolenaars, which appeared  in September, 2018, in the print edition of the Dutch Sociologie Magazine. We hope it is of interest…

David Hamilton We couldn't initially find the conference hotel in Hull since it has repeatedly changed its identity. Known locally as the 'Station' Hotel, it was part of the Mercure…

Despite always having lived on Merseyside, I’m embarrassed to admit that I only visited Sudley House in South Liverpool, for the first time this year. Sudley House and its picture…

For a post from Glen Huntley who has written about the Martineau home in Toxteth Park, please click here

If you want a quick overview of Harriet Martineau's life and achievements, this website might do the trick, and you can vote for her to be counted as one of…

Harriet Martineau Dreams of Dancing: Newcastle's Live Theatre (12 November 2016) For Observer and Times Reviews (thanks to Geraldine Locise for sending them in), please click here and here A few of us from…

I have just returned from the annual meeting of the Martineau Society, held this year at the Eaton Hotel in Birmingham.  As well as the usual set of interesting papers…