Person    | Female  Born 1898  Died 29/9/1935

Winifred Holtby

Categories: Literature, Peace

Born Yorkshire. Graduated with and maintained a long friendship with Vera Brittain.

Writer, reformer and pacifist.

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Winifred Holtby

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Brittain & Holtby

English Heritage Vera Brittain, 1893 - 1970 Winifred Holtby, 1898 - 1935 w...

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