Edition Bobbett2. Speeches and statements by Elizabeth F. Bobbett

1940 Rathdrum, Meeting of the Irish Farmers’ Federation

Source: Irish Press, 06.11.1940

Miss Elizabeth F. Bobbett, General Secretary, said that at the outbreak of war the Federation had offered the Minister for Agriculture the assistance of a Council selected from their members, but he turned the offer down. The farmers had answered the appeal for more tillage and now they could not sell oats, barley, pigs or wool. The Government that would not let them import foodstuffs had imported 5,000 tons of Canadian oats and left their own on their hands.

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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.

Suggested citation

Elizabeth Bobbett: Speech in Rathdrum, Meeting of the Irish Farmers’ Federation, 1940, 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/1940-11-06-433.html, consulted on .

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