Literary Milestones in Women’s History

| By Carol Schwartz, Senior Content Developer, Gale | As the end of International Women’s History Month approaches, Gale would like to take a moment to recognize a few milestones in women’s literary history. Early eleventh century: Japan’s Murasaki Shikibu’s The Tale of Genji is considered by many to have been the first novel. 1648: … Read more

Women’s History Month 2022: Wore Pants

| By Carol  Brennan | Welcome to another week in which we highlight a few of the thousands of intriguing biographical essays to be found in Gale In Context: Biography, an immensely rich and comprehensive resource for learners of (nearly) all ages. This week’s category of women who broke a few rules/talked back/failed to conform/cleared … Read more

Product Update: New Titles for Gale OneFile

| By Gale Staff | Gale Academic OneFile Archives of Health Science and Research (AVES) Peer-reviewed Annual Proceedings of the South African Statistical Association Conference (Sabinet Online) Peer-reviewed South African Journal of Environmental Law and Policy (Sabinet Online) Peer-reviewed The Washington Post Videos (The Washington Post)   Gale General OneFile familydoctor.org (American Academy of Family … Read more

Look Inside: Passenger and Immigration Lists Index

| By Tara Atterberry | In 1922, husband and wife acrobats and German citizens Eric and Alma Phillip sailed from Bremen, Germany to New York City aboard the passenger ship S.S. Seydlitz. They intended to make a new home in North America. More than 1,200 other passengers from Austria, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Hungary, Lithuania, the … Read more

How to Customize a Geographic Service Area

Gale Analytics: Tip of the Month | By Anne Nagrant, Senior Customer Success Manager | Did you know the geography selection made when running a dashboard has several ramifications? It affects how maps are displayed. It defines a boundary for filtering patrons inside or outside the geography. Last but not least, it determines the exact … Read more

Navajo Code Talkers

| By Julie Mellors | Gale In Context: Middle School has launched a new portal on the Navajo Code Talkers to help commemorate Native American Heritage Month. The Navajo Code Talkers were a group of soldiers who used their traditional language to develop an unbreakable code during World War II. They played an important role … Read more

Native American Heritage Month: Biographies and Essays

| By Carol Brennan | November is U.S. Native American Heritage Month, providing Americans the chance to reflect on the original caretakers of our continental treasures. Since the first-known contact with Europeans in the sixteenth century, Native Americans have played a decisive role in shaping American history and culture. Gale In Context: Biography features hundreds … Read more