Vera Brittain

Writing

Born
December 29, 1893
Died
March 29, 1970
Place of birth
Newcastle Under Lyme, Staffordshire, England, UK

Biography

Vera Mary Brittain was an English Voluntary Aid Detachment nurse, writer, feminist, socialist, and pacifist. Her best-selling 1933 memoir 'Testament of Youth' recounted her experiences during the First World War and the beginning of her journey towards pacifism.

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