Vera Brittain
- Writing & press
- Medicine & care
- Social work & unions
Biography
English writer
- Born
- December 29, 1893 in Newcastle-under-Lyme, United Kingdom
- Died
- March 29, 1970 in Wimbledon, United Kingdom
- Field
- Nurse, Writer, Poet, Novelist
Life story
Vera Mary Brittain (29 December 1893 – 29 March 1970) was an English Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD) 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.
Sources
- Wikidata · License: CC0
- Wikipedia (de): Vera Brittain · License: CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wikipedia (en): Vera Brittain · License: CC BY-SA 4.0
Timeline
- December 29, 1893Born in Newcastle-under-Lyme
- 1933Publication: “Testament of Youth”
- March 29, 1970Died in Wimbledon
