Harriet’s role in anti-slavery and the UK media
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…
Martineau Society Conference 2023: provisional details and registration
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,…
New book about Harriet Martineau (and others)
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…
Annual Martineau Society meeting 2022: registration and programme details
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…
New book: Julia Wedgwood; The Unexpected Victorian
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…
Set of Harriet Martineau’s Illustrations for sale
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:…
2021 Conference Report
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…
2021 Annual Conference: final details
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…
Harriet Martineau and Deafness: Two Talks
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…
AGM 3rd November 2020 4pm UK time (Zoom)
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…