A blog from Gale International
│By Ellen Grace Lesser, Gale Ambassador at the University of Exeter│ The famous wizarding twins Fred and George Weasley first introduced patents to me, explaining them to be the legal right granted to an inventor to prevent others from copying their invention. State Papers Online taught me that patents can be more than that: they … Read more
│ By Harry Walker, Gale Ambassador at the University of Birmingham │ Today the Rugby World Cup comes to a close, and it’s fair to say it’s been a somewhat turbulent journey. Controversial refereeing decisions, shock defeats, unlikely Japanese heroes, the smell of lager at nine in the morning and, of course, that devastating typhoon. … Read more
│By Karen Harker, Gale Ambassador at the University of Birmingham│ Anyone familiar with Gale Primary Sources knows that it provides archival access to major periodicals such as The Times, The Daily Mail, The Financial Times, and The Economist. The longevity and sustained popularity of these publications mean that they are often the first place a … Read more
By Emily Priest, Gale Ambassador at the University of Portsmouth Today, 31st March, is Trans Visibility Day and, although it is a day to celebrate, it is also a day to reflect on the past to appreciate how far we’ve come. Looking back on trans history and how much visibility the community used to have … Read more
By Megan Bowler, Gale Ambassador at the University of Liverpool “Greenham Common is changing more women’s lives faster than any movement in the United Kingdom since the Suffragettes.” TheresaThormhill, Ours, 31 March 1983 In an ardent and empowered, non-violent and non-alignment protest, more than 70,000 women demonstrated for nearly twenty years between 1981-2000 against the implementation … Read more
By Rachel Holt, Acquisitions Editor for Gale International Happy International Women’s Day (#BalanceforBetter) and may your Women’s History Month 2019 be an enlightening one! Every year March marks the month where several countries around the world celebrate female contributions to society by recognising their achievements throughout history. However, the origins of how both these events … Read more
By Jo Stanley, academic contributor to Gale’s Global Encyclopedia of LGBTQ History Having a rainbow at your fingertips is more than handy – it’s a luxurious necessity. So the publication of Gale’s Global Encyclopedia of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) History is something I celebrate. It will be extremely satisfying for those who … Read more
By Emily Priest, Gale Ambassador at the University of Portsmouth When I tell people that I am studying a Creative Writing degree, they always look at me with squinted eyes, furrowed brows and a twisted mouth that questions, ‘does such a thing exist?’ It is a relatively new degree, and only a few universities in … Read more
By Rebecca Bowden, Associate Acquisitions Editor If one was researching current affairs, political history, or a particular literary period, Gale Primary Sources would be an obvious place to look. It is full of useful archives, from newspapers like The Times and The Independent, to huge collections of diverse primary sources, such as Nineteenth Century Collections … Read more
Golf has a long and rich history, with countless books having been written on the origins and development of the game. But if a new history was to be written today with the help of Gale Primary Sources, how much would our knowledge be improved? My suspicion is that it would be improved a good … Read more