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We are proud to publish  in segments and for the first time, an extensive biography of Harriet Martineau by Elisabeth Sanders Arbuckle (1928-2019), founding member of the Martineau Society, renowned Martineau scholar and previous President of the Society entitled A

Here is the latest article on Harriet Martineau by Professor Valerie Sanders, noted Martineau scholar and the Martineau Society’s current President.  The article is published in the Aeon on-line, journal.  Aeon is a registered charity committed to the spread of

THE MARTINEAU SOCIETY ANNUAL CONFERENCE MANCHESTER, 23rd -26th July 2019, The Chancellor’s Hotel PROGRAMME Tuesday 23rd July 15.00                   Arrival and registration 15.00-16.00      Martineau Society Committee Meeting 17.15                     Welcome:

The Harriet Martineau Lecture celebrates the legacy of a remarkable, world-changing woman by inviting globally-renowned radical writers to respond to her life and work. This year the speaker will be Sarah Perry, the Norwich-based author of After Me Comes the

For details of a forthcoming launch of an exciting new book entitled Unitarian Women, written by one of our members, Ann Peart, please click here. The book includes a chapter on Harriet Martineau. If you plan to attend, please email

In case you haven’t yet purchased a copy of Harriet Martineau and the Birth of the Disciplines by Martineau-Society members, Valerie Sanders and Gaby Weiner, it is now out in paperback.  For information on how to purchase a copy – in