Edition Bobbett1. Texts by Elizabeth F. Bobbett: 1.1.3. Correspondence, Letters to newspapers

1934 Elizabeth Bobbett: Letter to the Wicklow County Council, 15.03.1934

Source: Wicklow County Archives (WCA), County Council Minutes, 1933/1934, p. 364, 19.03.1934

The following letter was considered: Springfield, Kilbride, Wicklow, 15th March, 1934. The Secretary, Wicklow County Council, Wicklow.

Dear Sir. At a Meeting of the United Farmers’ Protection Association, Barndarrig Branch, held on Tuesday, 13th March, the following resolution was passed unanimously: “That we request the Councillors to consider the Farmers abilities to pay rates for the coming year and to strike a rate accordingly.” Yours faithfully, Elizabeth F. Bobbett, Secretary.

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This volume of Elizabeth F. Bobbett’s writings and speeches is divided into four parts. The first section comprises 321 texts written by her. The second part contains 150 speeches and statements by Bobbett, most of which were published in newspapers. Part 3 contains 727 texts written about Bobbett by contemporaries of her or addressed to her. Finally, Part 4 is a collection of 50 source texts that are important for understanding Elizabeth F. Bobbett’s activism. Parts 3 and 4 will be made available online in March 2027.

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Elizabeth Bobbett: Letter to the Wicklow County Council, 15.03.1934, in: Peter Moser (ed.), In her own Words. The Writings of Elizabeth F. Bobbett (1898-1971). Farmer, Feminist and Public Figure, Bern, 2026, https://www.histoirerurale.ch/editions/pages/bobbett/1934-03-15-6.html, consulted on .

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