Edition Bobbett2. Speeches and statements by Elizabeth F. Bobbett

1939 Mostrim, Farmers’ Meeting at Fair-Day

Source: Irish Press, 23.08.1939

"Our movement is not intended for the purpose of putting the Government out of power. We do not want to put the Government out of power; we want justice," said Miss Elizabeth F. Bobbett, General Secretary of the Farmers' Federation, addressing a fair-day meeting in Mostrim.

"The deputies can stay in their seats in Leinster House, a good farmer does not want to stay in Leinster House; he would rather be at home minding his own business, and so would we to-day, but we have a national duty and somebody has got to take it up. But if it is necessary the farmers will have to go to Leinster House if justice is not conceded to their cause," she said.

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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 Mostrim, Farmers’ Meeting at Fair-Day, 1939, 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/1939-08-23-428.html, consulted on .

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