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

1968 Elizabeth Bobbett: Letter to May Beveridge, 11.04.1968

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

My dear May. I am in here since 28 March with a very sore right eye and shingles in my head right side. The eye was all scarlet up the half of my face like raw-liver colour. The eye and face is much better but the shingles have not started to clear up yet. I am hoping to be let out by end of week and shall go to my brother Parkie in Donabate for a weak.

Nuns and nurses could not be kinder, I have too many visitors and far too much flowers and fruit etc. sent in. Thanks for your nice Easter Card which arrived about 21 March. I also got your shorter letter. I wonder if you get received Kays watch and couple of broaches etc., they were sent by surface mail last December or early January.

The weather is warming up now so by the time I get back to Wicklow the grass will be green and the cattle out in the fields. My neighbours are looking after all for me. God bless them. My Doctor has just been round and says I will not be out of there till after Easter. Hoping you have picked up again and wishing you all a very happy Easter. Love from Lillie.

Am not able to write more now. God bless you all.

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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, 11.04.1968, 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/1968-04-11-248.html, consulted on .

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