Edition Bobbett2. Speeches and statements by Elizabeth F. Bobbett

1953 Rathdrum, Election Meeting

Source: Irish Independent, 05.06.1953

Miss Elizabeth F. Bobbett (Independent Farmer), at a meeting in Rathdrum, County Wicklow, thanked the Fianna Fail Party for the use of their platform (used for Mr. Erskine Childers’ meeting later). Without blaming either party she asked the people to jog their memories on certain happenings in the past. In 1948, Ireland was faced with a grave crisis and received Marshall Aid amounting to £400,000,000. In 1949, the £ was devalued and, as a result, the debt to the US – which had to be paid in dollars – was considerably increased and would make for an immense National debt.

The present Government was blamed for the high interest rates, but it was the Bank of England which controlled our money. Until the people in Parliament came together to use the credit of the country for the benefit of the country, there was not much hope for the future.

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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, 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/1953-06-05-462.html, consulted on .

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