Annual Meeting 2024: 24-7 June, Westgate Chapel, Lewes
Dates: 24-27th June 2024 Venue: Westgate Chapel, Lewes. Address: 92a High Street, Lewes, East Sussex BN7 IXH Website: https://westgatechapel.weebly.com Accessibility: Wheelchair access Conference: from 4pm on Monday 24th June Organisers: Gaby Weiner and David Hamilton (gabyweiner@icloud.com /david.hamilton80@btinternet.com) Introduction The 2024
Rachel Reeves on Harriet Martineau
Harriet Martineau has at last become mainstream. In her recent book entitled The Women Who Made Modern Economics, UK Shadow Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, identifies Harriet Martineau as a key person in enabling working people of her era to understand economics
New book: Reintroducing Harriet Martineau
This book co-authored by Martineau Society members Stuart Hobday and Gaby Weiner has been recently published by Routledge. It makes the argument that Martineau was an early sociologist who set an important example in using evidence about real life issues
Public event: Getting to know Harriet Martineau, Wednesday June 28th at 7.30pm
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 a fun evening in the Octagon Chapel in Norwich on
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 great great aunt of the Princess of Wales, the former
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, the conference will be a mixture of papers, trails and