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Harriet Martineau and her deafness: Blog by Valerie Doulton

  • Post author:Gaby Weiner
  • Post published:August 14, 2023
  • Post category:Blog

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

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Public event: Getting to know Harriet Martineau, Wednesday June 28th at 7.30pm

  • Post author:Gaby Weiner
  • Post published:May 26, 2023
  • Post category:News and Events

The Martineau Society has organised a public event which is open to all who would like to find out more about Harriet Martineau. Featuring readings and discussion, it will be…

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Harriet’s role in anti-slavery and the UK media

  • Post author:Gaby Weiner
  • Post published:April 20, 2023
  • Post category:News and Events

There have been two articles recently on Harriet Martineau's role in the emancipation of slavery in the United States, mainly due the fact that Harriet is the great great great…

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Martineau Society Conference 2023: provisional details and registration

  • Post author:Gaby Weiner
  • Post published:February 12, 2023
  • Post category:News and Events

Annual Conference 2023 - Norwich Venue: Dragon Hall, King Street, Norwich Dragon Hall - National Centre for Writing Dates: Tuesday June 27th – Friday June 30th, 2023   As always,…

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New book about Harriet Martineau (and others)

  • Post author:Gaby Weiner
  • Post published:December 27, 2022
  • Post category:News and Events

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…

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Annual Martineau Society meeting 2022: registration and programme details

  • Post author:Gaby Weiner
  • Post published:April 26, 2022
  • Post category:News and Events

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…

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New book: Julia Wedgwood; The Unexpected Victorian

  • Post author:Gaby Weiner
  • Post published:March 21, 2022
  • Post category:News and Events

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…

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Set of Harriet Martineau’s Illustrations for sale

  • Post author:Gaby Weiner
  • Post published:January 27, 2022
  • Post category:News and Events

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:…

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2021 Conference Report

  • Post author:Brian Homer
  • Post published:July 30, 2021
  • Post category:News and Events

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…

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2021 Annual Conference: final details

  • Post author:Gaby Weiner
  • Post published:February 26, 2021
  • Post category:News and Events

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…

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News & Events

  • Martineau Society conference 2025, Tynemouth, North Tyneside, UK: Details and registration
  • New Editions of Harriet Martineau’s Novels
  • Fiftieth Issue of the Martineau Society Journal
  • David Hamilton, Francis Beaufort and Harriet Martineau
  • Harriet Martineau in DNA Journey
  • Public Event Exploring Harriet Martineau’s USA

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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