Her own autobiographical memoir
Writing your own obituary is special and this is what Harriet Martineau did. The Daily News published it on 29 June 1876, two days after her death, now 150 years ago. You can read the PdF of the article below.
The Fifty-First Journal of the Martineau Society
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 by Keiko Funaki; Harriet Martineau, the Shakers, and Transatlantic Reading
Harriet Martineau Lecture 2026 by Rachel Clarke
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 on Saturday 25 May from 12:00 to 13:00. You can
History Extra Podcast on Harriet Martineau
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 ‘Life of the week’ podcast series, ‘ (…) where leading
The 2026 Martineau Society Conference Details, Registration and Call for papers
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 a different world. ‘The mountains, by their conservative influence’ she
Extensive biography of Harriet Martineau
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, Valerie Sanders and Gaby Weiner, are proud to share their