Harriet Martineu
Published on Nov 28, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
HARRIET MARTINEU
By: Destiny Woosley
CHILDHOOD
- Born June 12, 1802 in Norwich, England
- Sixth of eight children
- Family of french huguenot ancestry
- Became deaf
- Also lost sense such as taste and smell
CHILDHOOD (CNTD...)
- Raised by foster mother
- Neglected by biological mother at a young age
- Did not attend school because it was only offered to boys
- Brothers would teach her
- Advocated for fairness, especially between sexes
RELIGON
- Religion was Harriet's only source of happiness
- Unitarian
- Religous sentiments were increased by the ministerial influence of preachers
- Rev. Dr. Carpenter taught her to interest herself in mental & moral philosophy
INSPIRATION
- Inspired by the books of Shakespeare, Goldsmith, Thompson and Milton
- She was also greatly inspired by the works of Thomas Malthus
- By the age of 15, she had started becoming a political economist
- She thought in sociological and political manner
RISING SUCCESS
- When her father died in 1825, her family went into economic decline
- Martineau got involved in several activities to sustain herself
RISING SUCCESS (CNTD...)
- Got involved in popular journalism, mainly focusing on political economy
- Her Illustrations of political Economy were her first successes (1832-1934)
- Described the works of Thomas Malthus, James Mill, David Ricardo, & Adam Smith
- Wrote many books regarding society
- Translated works of August Compte
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
- Writings earned her a lot of money which she used to move to London in 1832 (Hoecker-Drysdale 1992)
- Martineau also published writings on ‘Morals of Slavery’ in the United States
- She strongly criticized slavery and considered it a waste of capital and labo
- She advocated for justice for the colored people, women and children
- She advocated for immediate rather than gradual emancipation
Accomplishments (CNTD...)
She wrote a letter to the deaf, published in 1844, appealing to people who suffered like herself to be patient and persevere in all depriving condition which loss of sense brings. She encouraged them to consider first the convenience and happiness of others instead on their own.
FEMINISM
- Martineu believed strongly in women's rights
- Fought for equality
- Known as the mother of sociology
DEATH
- Martineu died June 27, 1876
- In Ambleside, United Kingdom
- Her legacy still lives on today
