Harriet Martineau was a prolific writer about subjects ranging from women's rights, abolition of slavery, education, economics and politics to fiction and travel subjects, and is considered a foremother to sociology and the feminist movement.  In Victorian England, women were not considered fit to discuss most of these topics, but Mrs. Martineau constantly overstepped the boundaries of proper "ladylike" behavior.  For this reason, she was both hated and loved, as an unapologetic transgressor into the masculine domain, and as a tireless advocate for equal rights for everyone.

This site will address but a few of the issues that Martineau held dear, but will also take a look at some of the many critiques of her work.