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…
Black History Month – Josephine Baker, WWII and Beyond
Josephine Baker, Her Life in World War II and Beyond. In a continuation of our article on Josephine Baker, Performer today we explore Ms. Baker’s work in the military. She became an…
Black History Month – Josephine Baker, Performer
Josephine Baker was the first African-American actress to star in a major motion picture. She also served as spy in World War II. She was born as Freda Josephine McDonald 3rd June…
Black History Month – Mary Eliza Mahoney
Mary Eliz Mahoney was the first professionally trained African-American Nurse in the United States. In addition to her dedication to the nursing profession, she is known for promoting equality for African-Americans and…
Black History Month – Mildred Jefferson
Dr. Mildred Jefferson was the first African-American woman to graduate with a medical degree from Harvard Medical School. She was also the first female doctor at the Boston University Medical Center and…