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“Four impressionable years spent in a number of very different hospitals convinced me once for all that nursing, if it is to be done efficiently, requires, more than any other occupation, abundant leisure in colorful surroundings, sufficient money to spend on amusements, agreeable food to re-establish the energy expended, and the removal of anxiety about illness and old age; yet of all skilled professions, it is still the least vitalised by these advantages, still the most oppressed by unnecessary worries, cruelties, hardships and regulations.”

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Book:Testament of Youth
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Testament of Youth

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Vera Brittain
Vera Brittain

Vera Brittain was a British writer, poet, and feminist, born on December 29, 1893. She is renowned for her memoir 'Testament of Youth,' which offers a poignant account of her experiences during World War I. Brittain's writing frequently addressed women's rights and the societal impact of war. She passed away on March 29, 1970. more

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