Her findings and report were published in nineteen parts in mcclures from november 1902 to october. She was one of the leading muckrakers of the progressive era of the late 19th and early 20th centuries and pioneered investigative journalism. Ida was one of the original founders of the national association for the advancement of colored people naacp. During this era, america became more prosperous and. Quick facts name ida tarbell occupation journalist birth date november 5, 1857 death date january 6, 1944 education allegheny college place of birth village of hatch hollow, erie county, pennsylvania.
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Dec 17, 2015 the best facts i learned from books in 2015. Ida tarbell was born on november 5, 1857 in pennsylvania. Jan 01, 2008 but in this 1900 work, as charming as it is important, american author ida minerva tarbell 18571944 shows a softer side as she traces, with a laudatory and admiring spirit, the development of the character and morals of abraham lincoln. Nov 10, 2019 ida tarbell november 5, 1857january 6, 1944 was a critic of corporate power and muckraking journalist. Ida tarbell pioneer investigative reporter by barbara a. Tarbell began her investigation into the standard oil company in 1902. One of the leading muckrakers, she is remembered for her investigations of industry published in mcclures magazine. Ida minerva tarbells most popular book is history of standard oil company. Ida minerva tarbell november 5, 1857 january 6, 1944 was an american writer, investigative journalist, biographer and lecturer. He was the founder of rockefeller university and the university of chicago.
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When her history of the standard oil company was published, first in mcclures magazine and then as a book 1904, it shook the rockefeller interests, caused national outrage, and led the supreme court to fragment the. In this first definitive biography of ida tarbell, kathleen brady has written a readable and widely acclaimed book about one of americas great journalists. See all books authored by ida minerva tarbell, including the history of the standard oil company, and the history of the standard oil company. Author ida tarbell greatly criticized him for monopoly in the oil industry and violating the federal laws. Ida minerva tarbell was born 5th november 1857, to franklin and esther tarbell. The muckrakers provided detailed, accurate journalistic accounts of the political and economic corruption and social hardships caused by the power of big business in a rapidly industrializing united states. On the standard oil company national humanities center. Ida minerva tarbell was an american writer, investigative journalist. For over 30 years, he had applied his uncanny shrewdness, thorough. At the age of 14, ida tarbell witnessed the cleveland massacre, in which dozens of small oil producers in ohio and.
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She wrote many notable magazine series and biographies. Ida minerva tarbell 1857 1944 was an american teacher, author and journalist. She lectured widely and continued writing for important publications of the. The history of the standard oil company by ida tarbell, first. Unlock content over 79,000 lessons in all major subjects.
She authored biographies of several important businessmen and wrote a series of. Ida tarbell, investigative journalist, lecturer, and chronicler of american. The investigative work of ida tarbell helped form that public opinion. The woman who took on the tycoon history smithsonian. Muckraking journalism emerged at the end of the 19th century largely in response to the excesses of the gilded age, and ida tarbell was one of the most famous of the muckrakers. She was born in erie county, pennsylvania, in the united states. He and ida tarbell were both early muckrakers, journalists who exposed government corruption.
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Born in 1857 in a log cabin in hatch hollow, pennsylvania, tarbells first dream was to be a scientist. Ida tarbells dogged demand for facts set the standard for investigative reporting. Jan 06, 2020 muckraking journalism emerged at the end of the 19th century largely in response to the excesses of the gilded age, and ida tarbell was one of the most famous of the muckrakers. Ida tarbell was born in 1857 on the erie county, pennsylvania, farm of her maternal grandparents, known to history only as the mcculloughs. Get access riskfree for 30 days, just create an account. Ida tarbells facts about herself by stephanie wright on prezi. Tarbell 18571944 the history of the standard oil company is a book written by journalist ida tarbell in 1904.