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

1942 Elizabeth Bobbett: Letter to the Irish Independent, 31.07.1942

Our Readers’ Views. Coupons for Sugar

Elizabeth F. Bobbett (Springfield, Wicklow), in the course of a letter, writes: “I see by a notice in Tuesday’s daily paper that householders must hand in their ration books to the shopkeeper not later than Friday, July 31, or they will not be entitled to get their sugar.” It is also stated that “a special announcement for the guidance of householders will be made before the second and third news broadcasts in English to-day (July 28)."

I protest on behalf of those living in rural Ireland that such a notice is too short, as very many country persons do not get a daily paper. Some get a weekly paper, usually on Saturday night or Sunday morning on their way home from Mass, but many do not even get a weekly paper and have no wireless set, so will not hear of this Order until they go for their usual weekly shopping on Saturday night, when they would hear of it from their shopkeeper.

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, 31.07.1942, 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/1942-07-31-95.html, consulted on .

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