One hundred and five years ago today thousands of women and men gathered in Washington D.C. for the Woman Suffrage Procession–one day ahead of the inauguration of President Woodrow Wilson. The event was organized by an unrelenting hero of the suffrage movement, Alice Paul, who continued to fight for women’s rights her entire life going as far as being incarcerated for her civil disobedience and militant tactics.
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A Distinguished Life of Service, George H. W. Bush
| By Mark Mikula | Considered the patriarch of one of the most influential conservative families coming into power in the twentieth century, George H(erbert) W(alker) Bush died on November 30, 2018. His life was celebrated at his funeral by dignitaries, including the current president, Donald J. Trump, and former presidents Jimmy Carter, Barack Obama, … Read more
Inside Gale’s “Western Books on Southeast Asia” Collection
| By Gale Staff | The Gale Archives Unbound collection titled “Western Books on Southeast Asia” brings together nearly three hundred years of writings by travelers from Europe to Southeast Asia. These publications range from official reports of government sponsored expeditions to personal journals of people travelling through the region on business or pleasure. Dating … Read more
Product Update: Testing and Education Reference Center
| By Kristin Fust, Product Manager | Several new features are coming to the test-taking experience within Testing and Education Reference Center. These enhancements are currently available for preview within the DANTES Subject Standardized Tests (DSST) and College Level Examination Program (CLEP) exams. Exams will be migrated to the new experience on a rolling basis, … Read more
A Look Inside Gale’s Passenger and Immigration Lists
| By Tara Atterberry | In 1732 at just 22 years old, Johann Friderich Shutz arrived in Pennsylvania alone – without any family or friends – after a long journey by sea from Neckarbischofsheim, Germany. Johann was my 6th great-grandfather, the first German ancestor on my dad’s paternal family line to immigrate to America, and … Read more
The Peculiar Death of King George V – As First Reported in the Times
| By Gale Staff | When King George V died on January 20, 1936, the world was led to believe that he had died entirely of natural causes. In actuality, his death had been hastened by his physician to ensure that the news was reported first in The Times rather than the afternoon newspapers. With … Read more
The CRISPR Method of Editing Genes
| By Traci Cothran | It was big news this week when scientist He Jiankui announced at the Second International Summit on Human Genome Editing that he’d “CRISPR’d” genes in embryos of twin girls. He claims he edited their genes to make them resistant to HIV, which their father contracted. While He said he was … Read more
Gain More Insight with Enhanced Reporting Tools
| By Gale Staff | We’ve enhanced our customer reporting experience adding a new reports dashboard providing new visualizations, as well as modifications to support upcoming COUNTER 5 reporting. Gale Usage Dashboard This new dashboard provides you with an easy and fast way to track usage trends, compare tabular data, and gain deeper insight into … Read more
CCAdvisor Reviews American Newspapers from the American Antiquarian Society
| By Gale Staff | An extensive collection of amateur publications that were written, edited, and published primarily by young people, aged 12-20, during the second half of the 19th century, American Newspapers from the American Antiquarian Society features tens of thousands of issues, and includes editorials, original short fiction, essays, poetry, and more. Recently, … Read more
The Software Professional
| By Matt Long, Gale Software Engineering Manager | When I hear the word professional, I usually think of that scene from that movie when Leonidas shouts to his small army of men asking them what their profession is. I’ve been developing software professionally for almost 20 years, and while it’s a far cry from … Read more