Author photo. Source: "Little Journeys To the Homes of <br>Famous Women"  by Elbert Hubbard (1916)<br> (Project Gutenberg)

Source: "Little Journeys To the Homes of
Famous Women" by Elbert Hubbard (1916)
(Project Gutenberg)

Harriet Martineau (1802–1876)

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Harriet Martineau was forced into writing to earn a living after the death of her father, and produced reviews, short stories, and essays. In 1831 she begam writing a series on political economy, which proved to be an immediate and enormous success. She is now considered one of the first female sociologists.
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