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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

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

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

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

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

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 the 2020 AGM via Zoom.  It took place on Tuesday