Harriet Martineau

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Harriet Martineau was a 19th-century English social theorist, writer, and early feminist known for her influential works on political economy, social reform, and the popularization of complex economic and social issues for a broad readership.

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Harriet Martineau canonical 7
Martineau 1

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instanceOf abolitionist
feminist
human
journalist
social theorist
sociologist
writer
causeOfDeath bronchitis
countryOfCitizenship England
United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1802-06-12
dateOfDeath 1876-06-27
describedAs the first female sociologist
educatedAt Unitarian schools
home education
era 19th century
ethnicGroup English
familyName Harriet Martineau self-linksurface differs
surface form: Martineau
father Thomas Martineau
fieldOfWork education
political economy
religion and secularism
social reform
sociology
women’s rights
givenName Harriet
influenced John Stuart Mill
early sociologists
later feminist theorists
influencedBy Isidore Marie Auguste François Xavier Comte
surface form: Auguste Comte

Jeremy Bentham
Unitarian thought
knownFor advocacy of women’s rights and gender equality
critique of slavery in the United States
early contributions to sociological theory
popularizing political economy for a general readership
languageOfWorkOrName English
movement British abolitionist movement
surface form: abolitionism

feminism
positivism
name Harriet Martineau self-link
notableIdea application of political economy to everyday life
linking morals and manners in social analysis
systematic observation of social life
notableWork Deerbrook
Household Education
How to Observe Morals and Manners
Illustrations of Political Economy
Letters on the Laws of Man’s Nature and Development
Society in America
Course of Positive Philosophy
surface form: The Positive Philosophy of Auguste Comte (translation)
occupation essayist
journalist
novelist
political economist
social theorist
sociologist
translator
writer
placeOfBirth England
Norfolk
Norwich
placeOfDeath Ambleside
Cumbria
England
religion Unitarianism
residence Ambleside
London, England
surface form: London

Norwich
sexOrGender female
sibling James Martineau
Maria Martineau
traveledTo Egypt
Middle East
Palestine
Syria
United States of America

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Corn Laws debate significantPerson Harriet Martineau
The Westminster Review notableContributor Harriet Martineau
Cours de philosophie positive translatedBy Harriet Martineau
Isidore Marie Auguste François Xavier Comte influenced Harriet Martineau
subject surface form: Auguste Comte
Jane Welsh Carlyle correspondentOf Harriet Martineau
Harriet Martineau name Harriet Martineau self-link
Harriet Martineau familyName Harriet Martineau self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Martineau
Household Words notableContributor Harriet Martineau