Victorian women writers
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CultureHistoryAnglican saintsSonneteers19th-century atheistsEnglish non-fiction writersVictorian novelists19th-century English novelistsEnglish travel writersEnglish women poetsVictorian poets19th-century English women writersEnglish atheistsEnglish feminists, English feminist writersEnglish socialistsEnglish women novelistsWomen mysticsEnglish abolitionistsEnglish fantasy writersFeminism and historyVictorian writers19th-century British economists19th-century English philosophersBritish women essayistsBurials at Highgate CemeteryEnglish UnitariansEnglish activistsEnglish people of Irish descentEnglish suffragistsEnglish women activistsEnglish women philosophersEnglish writers with disabilitiesNew Age predecessorsWriters from NorwichWriters from the London Borough of Camden19th-century British writers19th-century English short story writersBritish atheism activistsBritish reformersBritish scientists with disabilitiesBritish women's rights activistsEnglish historical novelists, 19th-century English historiansEnglish hymnwritersEnglish people of French descentFormer AnglicansFounders of Indian schools and collegesPoets from LondonPolidori-Rossetti family, British people of Italian descent, English people of Italian descentPositivistsSocial Democratic Federation members
Annie Besant
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the life of 19th-century writer and campaigner Annie Besant.
21 June 2012
Featuring: Lawrence Goldman, David Stack, Yasmin Khan
CultureEnglish non-fiction writersWomen mysticsEnglish socialists19th-century English women writersVictorian writersEnglish women activistsEnglish people of Irish descentEnglish suffragistsVictorian women writersEnglish activistsNew Age predecessorsBritish women's rights activistsFormer AnglicansSocial Democratic Federation membersFounders of Indian schools and collegesBritish reformersEnglish feminists, English feminist writersChristina Rossetti
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the life and work of the Victorian poet Christina Rossetti.
1 December 2011
Featuring: Dinah Birch, Rhian Williams, Nicholas Shrimpton
CultureAnglican saintsSonneteersEnglish women poetsVictorian poets19th-century English women writersEnglish fantasy writersWriters from the London Borough of CamdenVictorian women writersBurials at Highgate CemeteryEnglish hymnwriters19th-century British writersPoets from LondonPolidori-Rossetti family, British people of Italian descent, English people of Italian descentHarriet Martineau
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Harriet Martineau who wrote extensively in the C19th on a wide range of subjects including abolition, and is called the mother of sociology.
8 December 2016
Featuring: Valerie Sanders, Karen O'Brien, Ella Dzelzainis
HistoryVictorian novelists19th-century atheists19th-century English novelistsEnglish travel writersEnglish atheistsEnglish women novelists19th-century English women writersEnglish abolitionistsFeminism and historyEnglish women philosophersWriters from NorwichEnglish writers with disabilities19th-century British economistsEnglish Unitarians19th-century English philosophersBritish women essayistsEnglish suffragistsVictorian women writersBritish scientists with disabilitiesBritish atheism activistsEnglish people of French descentPositivists19th-century English short story writersEnglish historical novelists, 19th-century English historians