"I visited Harrington House then the headquarters for information about the wounded and missing until 

I tracked him down..." Pg. 82 Vera Britain, From The Testament of Youth 

Word Count: 252

    Vera Britain's quote reminds me of how her family life was, how she was basically the strength of the family. Vera Britain's story is one that is extremely sad, in which she lost her brother and some of her friends. This quote demonstrates Vera Birtains will and determination to find out what happened to her brother in order to give her and her family some piece, as they were only told her brother died in action. This demonstrates how she was the strength of her family in order to try and give her family closure and to try to help them move on. Not only did she find out but then when she found out how he died it was too terrible to tell her family so she keep it all inside demonstrating her strength in sparing her family from the horror of his death. 

        Vera Britain's strength demonstrates not only that she impacted her family, but that she had a big role within her family. This demonstrates women during this time period, and how they took on a huge role within their households as well as taking on the men's roles when they left for the war. Women were influential during this time period in all aspects of life even though their efforts at this time didn't help gain them more rights moving forward. From this, you can see how women were looked at and regarded for their efforts, although they still had to maintain strength and image after the fact.