Edition Bobbett2. Speeches and statements by Elizabeth F. Bobbett

1951 Wicklow, Meeting of the County Council

Source: Wicklow County Council, Minutes, 1951, p. 219, 15.01.1951

Councillor Miss Elizabeth F. Bobbett stated that she had given a good deal of study to the matter of Bank created credits, over a number of years, and had consulted very eminent people who were in a position to give sound advice on it. She referred to the statement made by Professor John Busteed at the Annual Congress of Municipal Authorities, in which he urged that a joint inquiry by representatives of all local authorities into the whole question of local borrowing might be of great practical value. Councillor Miss Elizabeth F. Bobbett suggested that Wicklow County Council should give the lead in the matter, and invite representatives from all County Councils and municipal authorities to join in having an inquiry held. She stated that she believed that if all County Councils and municipal authorities requested the Government to take the necessary legal action, the Banks could be instructed to issue the necessary credits to the County Council free of interest, but subject to a fee for their services.

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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 Wicklow, Meeting of the County Council, 1951, 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/1951-01-15-450.html, consulted on .

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