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Dpla: Jacksonian Democracy?

For Students 9th - 10th
The purpose of this primary source set is to weigh both sides of the argument and decide whether Jackson's presidency was a time of democracy, a time of rising nationalism or a combination of the two.
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Dpla: Electrifying America

For Students 9th - 10th
This primary source set explores the development, commercialization, and impact of electricity.
Primary
Digital Public Library of America

Dpla: Women and the Blues

For Students 9th - 10th
This primary source set uses recordings, documents, and photographs to tell the story of the origins of blues music in which women were an influential part.
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Digital Public Library of America

Dpla: Theodore Dreiser's Sister Carrie and the Urbanization of Chicago

For Students 9th - 10th
This primary source set uses illustrations, documents, and photographs to tell the story of Dreiser's novel "Sister Carrie and the Urbanization of Chicago."
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Digital Public Library of America

Dpla: Becoming an American

For Students 9th - 10th
Through primary source documents, learn about the opportunities and pressures immigrants have confronted to "become American," from cultural and educational programs like English language classes and social events to formal citizenship...
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Digital Public Library of America

Dpla: Women in Science: Space Exploration

For Students 9th - 10th
Through primary source documents, discover the history of NASA's "human computers," early aerospace industry pioneers, and the struggle for American women to be allowed into the astronaut program.
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Dpla: Women in Science: Medicine

For Students 9th - 10th
Collection of digital resources gathered from public libraries, archives, and museums about women in medicine. Discover women's impact in the field of medicine, as doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and researchers while exploring key...