Edition Bobbett2. Speeches and statements by Elizabeth F. Bobbett

1946 Dublin, Annual Convention of the Irish Farmers’ Federation

Source: Irish Independent, 02.03.1946

The report of the general secretary, Miss Elizabeth F. Bobbett, stated that the Federation was in communication with the English and Scottish Farmers’ Unions with a view to meeting them to discuss matters affecting the Irish cattle export trade. “We ask the Minister for Agriculture,” the report stated, “to set up an Agricultural Prices Board on similar lines to the Wages Board, where producers, consumers, and neutral interests will have representation.”

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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 Dublin, Annual Convention of the Irish Farmers’ Federation, 1946, 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/1946-03-02-444.html, consulted on .

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