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Edition Bobbett2. Speeches and statements by Elizabeth F. Bobbett

1964 Wicklow, National Farmers' Association, Deputation to County Council

Source: Wicklow People, 07.03.1964

Miss Elizabeth F. Bobbett, President of the County Wicklow NFA, said she was aware that the health charges were the biggest items in the rise this year. The figure of 12s 8d in the £ was undoubtedly the largest item. She suggested that Newcastle which she knew the Council were considering converting into a mental hospital, should, instead, be used as a general and maternity hospital.

The immediate help which the farmers could and should get was a 12 per cent increase in the agricultural grant this year. The Government had promised that increase for three years. Their position had now deteriorated and they needed relief.

The Health and Road charges should be national charges and should not have to be included in the rates.

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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, National Farmers' Association, Deputation to County Council, 1964, 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/1964-03-07-357.html, consulted on .

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