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

1969 Elizabeth Bobbett: Letter to the Irish Independent, 24.11.1969

History of Farmer’s Federation

I note that the History of Macra na Feirme is going to be published when the Silver Jubilee has been reached. Also that the man selected to compile the history is Mr. John Litton of Kilmacanogue, County Wicklow, who was the first Chairman of the National Executive in 1945.

Now that I have retired from farming, I hope this winter to write the history of the Irish Farmers’ Federation which will fill in the most important years in farming history from about 1934/35 to 1955. I have the minute books and many records of those troubled years so can give factual evidence. I shall include it in my autobiography which I hope to write.

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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, 24.11.1969, 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/1969-11-24-264.html, consulted on .

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