Vera Brittain (76)

1893-12-29 - 1970-03-29 | Newcastle Under Lyme, Staffordshire, England, UK

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.