Harriet Martineau

Harriet Martineau was a pioneering English writer, sociologist, and social theorist, born on June 12, 1802, in Norwich, England. Often regarded as the first female sociologist, she used her writing to explore politics, economics, and society from a moral and humanistic perspective. Born into a large Unitarian family, Martineau was largely self-educated and began writing to support herself after her family’s financial...