Women Philosophers in Nineteenth-Century Britain by Alison Stone looks at the ideas of twelve women philosophers on topics including naturalism, the mind, history, morality, and evolution. Two of these women, Harriet…
Please note in your diary: Dates: 18-21 July 2022 Venue: Halifax Hall, University of Sheffield. Address: Endcliffe Road, Sheffield S10 3ER. Telephone: 0114 222 8810. Website: www.halifaxhall.co.uk. Registration will take place…
We're delighted to announce the publication of a new book written by our long time member, Dr Sue Brown. Julia Wedgwood; The Unexpected Victorian is the first biography to be…
An original first edition collection of Harriet Martineau's Illustrations have come up for sale. As John Vint, the Chair of the Society says, expensive and the volumes are quite small:…
It was with much relief that sixteen of us were able to meet face-to-face for the annual meeting of the Society, at one of the Scarborough’s oldest and most celebrated…
This year's conference will take place 18th-21st July Venue: Crown Spa Hotel, Scarborough Address: Esplanade, Scarborough, YO11 2AG, UK Telephone: 01723 357400 Website: http://www.crownspahotel.com Dates: Sunday 18th July 2021-Wednesday 21st July…
Click here for two pre-recorded talks marking UK Disability History Month, 18 November - 20 December 2020. 1. Harriet Martineau: Living with deafness, in her own words Jenny Childs, Archivist…
Because of Covid-19, the 2020 Martineau Society Annual Meeting was postposed until 2021. As a result the AGM could not take place as usual. So it was decided to conduct…
Valerie Doulton has produced a podcast on Harriet Martineau, launched 14th November 2020, as part of Valerie's Live Literature Company podcast series on Deafness. To listen to the podcast, please click…
Some of you may remember the play by Martineau Society member Valerie Doulton which was performed at the annual Martineau Society meeting in London in 2019. The play has now…