Vera Brittain (1893–1970) passed away on March 29th, 1970 at the age of 76. Vera Brittain was a prolific English writer, feminist, pacifist and social activist. She is best known for her World War I memoir, Testament of Youth, published in 1933 and adapted as a feature length film in 2014. Brittain was born in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1893. She studied at Somerville College, Oxford, in 1915 before temporarily withdrawing to join the war effort. She worked as a nurse in London, Malta and France and was eventually appointed to a position in the War Office in October 1918. Brittain's writing spoke passionately of the disruption caused by World War I and of her experience of mourning the death of her fiancé, her brother and her two friends, who all lost their lives in the war. Brittain's decades of advocacy for pacifism, feminism, political and social rights, and against nuclear-weapons was recognised when she was made a Dame. Brittain's legacy lived on in her work, including her novels and collections of short stories, poetry, non-fiction and autobiographical works. Vera Brittain was a pioneer of the 20th century and her influence on social and political issues will be felt for many generations to come. She is deeply mourned.