Edition Bobbett2. Speeches and statements by Elizabeth F. Bobbett

1957 Wicklow, Meeting of the County Council

Source: Wicklow County Council, County Council Minutes, 1957, p. 177, 04.02.1957

Miss Elizabeth Bobbett pointed out that the Deputation represented all types of farmers throughout the county. Having given particulars of agricultural output, she referred to the fall in the price of cattle and to the fall also in the agricultural price index, and pointed out that the year ahead would be a difficult one for the farming community. She pointed out the effect of rates on output in being money taken from production.

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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.

Suggested citation

Elizabeth Bobbett: Speech in Wicklow, Meeting of the County Council, 1957, 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/1957-02-04-469.html, consulted on .

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