Edition Bobbett2. Speeches and statements by Elizabeth F. Bobbett

1953 Rathdrum, By-election Meeting

Source: Irish Times, 05.06.1953

Miss Elizabeth F. Bobbett, Independent Farmer candidate, in Rathdrum last night said that she would not blame either party, but would ask the people to “jog their memory on certain happenings in recent years.” In 1948, Ireland received £40,000,000 from the United States when facing a great crisis. In 1949, the £ was devalued and consequently the debt to America had increased considerably, and would make for an immense national debt for the future. Until the people in Parliament come together to amend the money laws and use Irish credit for the benefit of the country, there was not much hope for the future.

Miss Bobbett suggested that if prices enabled farmers to employ one man more all the year round it would go a long way to solve the unemployment problem. County Wicklow had given the lead to Ireland on many occasions and she asked the people of the county to give Ireland a lead now by electing the first Independent woman deputy.

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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, By-election 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/1953-06-05-344.html, consulted on .

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