Edition Bobbett1. Texts by Elizabeth F. Bobbett: 1.1.3. Correspondence, Letters to newspapers

1958 Elizabeth Bobbett: Letter to the Irish Independent, 24.05.1958

Outsize Eggs!

I note in the Irish Independent of May 9 a reference to a duck’s big eggs – 4½ and 4¾ oz. I have a black hen that lays a 3 oz egg usually, but about ten days ago she laid a 5 oz egg. I showed it to a little boy who went home and told his mother: “Mammy, Miss Bobbett’s hen laid a duck egg.”

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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: Letter to the Irish Independent, 24.05.1958, 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/1958-05-24-210.html, consulted on .

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