Edition Bobbett2. Speeches and statements by Elizabeth F. Bobbett

1936 Rathdrum, Meeting of the United Farmers’ Protection Association

Source: Wicklow People, 11.07.1936

Miss Elizabeth F. Bobbett, General Secretary, said that for the past 4 or 5 years the Association had been striving in the farmers' interests, and now included upwards of 30'000 members. They wanted to start a branch in every parish, formulate a County Executive and have representation by qualified, practical farmers at the conference of all agricultural organisations being prepared in Dublin. It was up to the individual farmer to help themselves and help the association. They could not go to Dublin and say they represented the farmers of the County Wicklow unless they had the farmers behind them (applause).

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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: Speech in Rathdrum, Meeting of the United Farmers’ Protection Association, 1936, 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/1936-07-11-277.html, consulted on .

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