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The Fifty-First Journal of the Martineau Society

  • Post author:Ellie Smolenaars
  • Post published:May 17, 2026
  • Post category:Journal of The Martineau Society/News and Events

The 51st issue of The Journal was published in March 2026 and featured the following contributions: The Martineau Society Conference 2025 by Beth Torgerson; In Memory of Professor John Vint…

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Harriet Martineau Lecture 2026 by Rachel Clarke

  • Post author:Ellie Smolenaars
  • Post published:May 17, 2026
  • Post category:News and Events

A highlight of Norwich’s annual literary calendar, this year’s Harriet Martineau Lecture will be delivered by writer and NHS palliative care doctor Rachel Clarke. The lecture will take place live…

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History Extra Podcast on Harriet Martineau

  • Post author:Ellie Smolenaars
  • Post published:March 31, 2026
  • Post category:News and Events

Our society member, Stuart Hobday, has been an invited guest on History Extra Podcast to talk about Harriet Martineau. Or, as this is introduced on History Extra: Welcome to our…

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The 2026 Martineau Society Conference Details, Registration and Call for papers

  • Post author:Ellie Smolenaars
  • Post published:January 30, 2026
  • Post category:Annual Martineau Society Conference/News and Events

The 2026 Martineau Society Conference will take place in the beautiful Lake District market town of Ambleside. In 1845 Harriet Martineau came to Ambleside to convalesce. In Ambleside she found…

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Extensive biography of Harriet Martineau

  • Post author:Ellie Smolenaars
  • Post published:January 16, 2026
  • Post category:News and Events

This website has published an impressive project: the extensive biography of Harriet Martineau by Elisabeth Sanders Arbuckle, entitled 'A Nineteenth-Century Woman's Engagement with Her Times': Harriet Martineau (1802–1876). The editors,…

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Save the Date for the Annual 2026 Martineau Conference

  • Post author:Ellie Smolenaars
  • Post published:November 17, 2025
  • Post category:Annual Martineau Society Conference/News and Events

Just to let you know well in advance, so you can save these dates and plan ahead: the 2026 Martineau Conference is going to be held at the University of…

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The Birmingham Martineau connection

  • Post author:Ellie Smolenaars
  • Post published:August 24, 2025
  • Post category:News and Events

Robert Martineau, a member of the Martineau family in Birmingham, set up the engineering company Martineau and Smith. Bessy White has some family letters in which the company is mentioned.…

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Norwich History Festival: Harriet Martineau

  • Post author:Ellie Smolenaars
  • Post published:July 18, 2025
  • Post category:News and Events

On 23rd July at 6 pm at The Octagon Chapel in Norwich, Valerie Sanders of The University of Hull will present an overview of the life and work of Harriet…

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Annual Harriet Martineau Lecture by Val McDermid

  • Post author:Ellie Smolenaars
  • Post published:June 20, 2025
  • Post category:News and Events

Val McDermid delivered a memorable tribute to Harriet Martineau to a sold out audience. The annual Harriet Martineau Lecture, sponsored by the Martineau Society, was a big success. It took…

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2025 Martineau Society Conference Programme

  • Post author:Gaby Weiner
  • Post published:June 1, 2025
  • Post category:News and Events

Click here for 2025 Tynemouth Conference Programme

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News & Events

  • The Fifty-First Journal of the Martineau Society
  • Harriet Martineau Lecture 2026 by Rachel Clarke
  • History Extra Podcast on Harriet Martineau
  • The 2026 Martineau Society Conference Details, Registration and Call for papers
  • Extensive biography of Harriet Martineau
  • Save the Date for the Annual 2026 Martineau Conference

Blog Entries

  • David Hamilton, Francis Beaufort and Harriet Martineau
    November 20, 2024/
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  • Harriet Martineau and her deafness: Blog by Valerie Doulton
    August 14, 2023/
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  • Harriet Martineau: A real two-pair-of-eyes-perspective
    September 18, 2018/
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