This book was conceived after reading Vera BrittainOCOs Testament of Youth and Testament of Friendship. Winifred Holtby died very early after suffering from BrightOCOs Disease OCo renal failure OCo aged only 37 in 1935. Into these years, she crammed more than most people achieve in an average life. She was a kind, gentle and very generous person; she had a strong belief in equality of sex, race and status, and was a very strong feminist. She became a Director of the feminist newspaper Time and Tide. ..."
This book was conceived after reading Vera BrittainOCOs Testament of Youth and Testament of Friendship. Winifred Holtby died very early after suffering from BrightOCOs Disease OCo renal failure OCo aged only 37 in 1935. Into these years, she crammed more than most people achieve in an average life. She was a kind, gentle and very generous person; she had a strong belief in equality of sex, race and status, and was a very strong feminist. She became a Director of the feminist newspaper Time and Tide. ..."