Edition Bobbett2. Speeches and statements by Elizabeth F. Bobbett

1953 Rathdrum, Ratepayers’ Protection Association Meeting

Source: Wicklow People, 14.03.1953

Miss Elizabeth Bobbett said some people thought they should have a ratepayers’ association, as in other counties they had started to organise ratepayers of town and country, so the advertisement had been put in the paper to give them an opportunity to come together and give their views. As one of their councillors for the Rathdrum area she was glad to attend that meeting and hear any suggestions from them as to how the rates could be kept down.

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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 Rathdrum, Ratepayers’ Protection Association Meeting, 1953, 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/1953-03-14-459.html, consulted on .

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