Harriet Martineau

Harriet Martineau (1802 - 1876) was an English writer and philosopher, renowned in her day as a controversial journalist, political economist, abolitionist and life-long feminist. Martineau has also been called the first female sociologist and the first female journalist in England.

Comprehensive list of her works with links to digitized versions here.

“What office is there which involves more responsibility, which requires more qualifications, and which ought, therefore, to be more honorable than teaching?Harriet Martineau”

Harriet Martineau

“Readers are plentiful; thinkers are rare.”

Harriet Martineau