Encyclopedias: Spartacus Educational: The Emancipation of Women: Harriet Martineau

Description: Abstract - Born in 1802. In 1823 the Unitarian journal, Monthly Repository, published her anonymous article, On Female Education. In 1829, she moved to London and began to write books with great success on both religious and political topics. In 1852 she joined the staff of the Daily News and over the next sixteen years wrote over 1600 articles for the newspaper as well as articles for other magazines on women's issues. She continued to write pamphlets and articles until her death in 1876.