Annual Martineau Society meeting 2022: provisional 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 from 5pm on Monday 18th July. Halifax Hall is a
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 written about Julia, a friend and correspondent of Harriet’s. The
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: 5.25” x 3.5”. John remembers working with this size when
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 hotels, the Crown Spa. Only one person was able to
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 2021 Conference Organiser: Professor Valerie Sanders (v.r.sanders@hull.ac.uk) Introduction The
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 at the Cadbury Research Library, reads extracts from her favourite