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were present - both of whom still lived in the village. Others travelled from the surrounding villages, and further afield. Over the next two decades, Hobbs lectured and taught across the country. In 1916, she helped folklorist
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I know of no one with a more thorough knowledge of
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Hobbs became a close friend of May Morris, her neighbour in
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in 1916—one of the earliest Women's
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