Vera Brittain

Writing

Born 1893-12-29 · Newcastle Under Lyme, Staffordshire, England, UK · Died 1970-03-29

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.