Edition Bobbett1. Texts by Elizabeth F. Bobbett: 1.1.1. Correspondence, Private letters

1965 Elizabeth Bobbett: Letter to May Beveridge, 29.10.1965

Source: Archives of Rural History (ARH), Elizabeth McLoughlin Papers

My dear May. I am so sorry you were worried at not having had a letter from Kay for so long. However, she has made up for it and gives you all her news now. She is really wonderfully well, gets odd upsets like her arthritism trouble last June, and at times gets very tired. She went off cigs for a few weeks but was so tired, lack of energy, she had to go back on them again. She was very busy past months as I had guests end of August and all September also Kay upholstered 4 chairs with tapestry, took them all asunder and new webbing, etc. Now she is starting mending a Limerick Lace Alb for our curate and making a curtain for behind the sacred Heart Status in our lovely little church. The church has been recently painted up lovely, but the red curtain clashes with the blue walls so she has got old gold same material to make one for it. We are always glad to get your news. Any chance you would send Kay a “Tape” of your family for Xmas. We have one electric light in Kitchen and a 3-point play for an iron so we could borrow a tape recorder to play it for Kay.

We had a wonderful hour looking at all and heaving the children and you, when Jim was here. We are delighted to have the water on tap now in the house and in the yard. I used to have to carry or draw it 300 Yards up the road.

I am very well also, though slowing up a bit. However, at 67 one must expect that I don’t feel 27.

Rushing this for post, on my way to borrow sweeps brushes to sweep my Chimneys before bad weather sets in and we must have daily fires. Cheerio and God Bless you all. From Lillie.

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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 May Beveridge, 29.10.1965, 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/1965-10-29-236.html, consulted on .

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