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

1941 Elizabeth Bobbett: Letter to the Wicklow People, 16.08.1941

Fuel for Threshing1

Elizabeth F. Bobbett (General Secretary, Irish Farmers’ Federation), in the course of a letter in regard to fuel for threshing writes: I wrote to a County Surveyor on July 7, asking for particulars re turf, and stating the farmers of a district wanted 100 tons for threshing. He replied by return, saying, “he had communicated with the appropriate Government Department which deals with the disposal of turf throughout the country, and he would let me know in a few days how the position stands.” I have had no reply since. So five weeks have gone by during which farmers in this area would have had some free days to draw turf.

1 - The same letter was published in the Irish Independent, 15.08.1941.

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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 People, 16.08.1941, 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/1941-08-16-89.html, consulted on .

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