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Vera Brittain

Personal Info

Known For

Writing

Gender

Female

Birthday

December 29, 1893(76)

Day of Death

March 29, 1970

Place of Birth

Newcastle Under Lyme, Staffordshire, England, UK

Vera Brittain

Writing

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.