Digital Editions

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

1941 Elizabeth Bobbett: Letter to the Irish Independent, 13.03.1941

Summer Time

Elizabeth F. Bobbett, General Secretary, Irish Farmers’ Federation, writing on Summer Time and food production, says: “The British Government are to add another hour to Summer Time from 3rd May, this measure being to the advantage of the industrial workers and to help the defence works, etc. It is being much opposed by the British farmers. Let us in Eire demand that no obstacle which can be prevented will be placed in the way of the farmers of Eire in their urgent and overwhelming endeavours to keep starvation from the homes of so many of our population. To any opposition to the present hour advance in Eire there has always been the excuse that if we did not keep the same time as across the Channel it would disorganise our business trading, travelling, post office work, etc., by delay in departure of trains and boats. Such pleas have now no foundation. Let us demand that all clocks in Eire be put back one hour on 6th April. More than ever is food production necessary.”

In conclusion she suggests that a crusade of prayer be started in every parish to stop the foot and mouth disease.

About the digital edition

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: Letter to the Irish Independent, 13.03.1941, 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/1941-03-13-82.html, consulted on .

Copyright and Creative Commons Licence

This digital edition is subject to copyright and the Creative Commons licence CC-BY-SA.

Export as a TEI XML file

The edition of the writings of Elizabeth F. Bobbett can also be downloaded as a TEI XML file here.