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
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 the 2020 AGM via Zoom. It took place on Tuesday
Podcast on Harriet Martineau and Deafness
Valerie Doulton has produced a podcast on Harriet Martineau, launched 14th November 2020, as part of Valerie’s Live Literature Company podcast series on Deafness. To listen to the podcast, please click here The Live Literature Company is a performance company based
A play about Charlotte Bronte & Harriet Martineau
Some of you may remember the play by Martineau Society member Valerie Doulton which was performed at the annual Martineau Society meeting in London in 2019. The play has now been published. It explores the relationship between Charlotte Bronte and Harriet