Martha Vicinus (born November 20, 1939) is an American scholar of English literature and Women's studies.

[2] She has written several books about Victorian women as well as gender and sexuality.

[3] She has been noted for drawing attention to the Victorian double standards that were applied to women and to the Victorian ideal of women without sexual desires.

[4] She has argued that society often defines sexuality through a male heterosexual perspective.

[5] In addition to her career as a scholar, she has been active as an advocate of anti-war and LGBT causes.