Chaucer’s primary source of income came from civil service jobs and royal annuities, but he made the biggest impact in his life within the realm of literature. An enormously successful poet in…
The Poetry of Geoffrey Chaucer
Geoffrey Chaucer was one of the most influential poets in the history of literature and his poetry has survived hundreds of years. We discussed his life in an earlier blog, Authors, Poets,…
Authors, Poets and Playwrights: Geoffrey Chaucer
Life of Geoffrey Chaucer Geoffrey Chaucer was an English poet and author who served three different English Kings in a variety of different roles. In the course of his career, he became…
Authors, Poets, and Playwrights: a new Series
Welcome to our new monthly special feature of Authors, Poets, and Playwrights! We’re excited to introduce you to (or share the love of) some of our favorite creators out there throughout history….
Holidays around the World
One of the goals we aspired to when we started Researcher’s Gateway was to provide information about the many holidays around the world If you have been following, you can already tell…
Research and Writing Tools: Mind Mapping
At Researcher’s Gateway we try to bring to you some helpful tools for researching and writing, and this week I bring you the idea of Mind Mapping. Mind mapping is a method…
Research Tools: Using Notes for Organizing Information
Research Notes are an incredible important tool for organizing your information when collecting research. Over the holidays, my husband and I worked on organizing our house, especially my office. In the process,…
Who was Saint Patrick?
Saint Patrick, the legend behind the world known holiday, is the best known of the Patron Saints of Ireland. He was British, born a Romano- Briton, and is best known as the…
Black History Month – Mae Jemison
Mae Carol Jemison, MD, is a dancer, engineer and physician best known for being the first black woman to go to space. Before she went into space, she served in the Peace…
Black History Month – Marie Daly
Marie Maynard Daly, PhD was the first African American to get her PhD in chemistry. Her contributions in biochemistry included, including research on nuclear proteins, cancer, and hypertension. In addition to her…