1918 was a Crucible of Change in the Great Lakes Region

As I debated where to make my literary timeline diverge from our own, I knew it needed to be a time of change, I also wanted it to be far enough back that the changes made would have ample opportunity to ripple across time. The choice of 1918-1919 as the focal point seemed like a rich time period as it represented a fascinating crucible of change, where…