From the archive: Change!

Janet Scott continues her series on the archive of the Friend during the first world war

by Janet Scott 31st March 2017

In early 1917 there was change all around the world. It was sometimes hopeful, often painful, and was to have a huge impact on the lives of millions. The United States entered the war that year. The Ottoman Empire was crumbling. In Russia the first stage of the Russian Revolution gave little hint of what was to come.