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Sep 23, 2009 · Death and Legacy. Ida Tarbell passed away on January 6, 1944, at the age of 86. Her legacy as a pioneering journalist and muckraker endures, highlighted by her fearless exposé of the Standard Oil Company and her profound impact on the field of journalism. Tarbell’s work not only contributed to significant reforms in business practices and ...
Ida Tarbell (born November 5, 1857, Erie county, Pennsylvania, U.S.—died January 6, 1944, Bridgeport, Connecticut) was an American journalist, lecturer, and chronicler of American industry best known for her classic The History of the Standard Oil Company (1904). She was among a group of so-called muckrakers who helped establish the field of ...
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Jan 6, 2022 · Ida Tarbell was one of the most famous muckrakers. Born in 1857 in a log cabin in Hatch Hollow, Pennsylvania, Tarbell’s first dream was to be a scientist. She studied biology at Allegheny College but science as a professional field was largely closed to women in the late 19th century.
Ida Tarbell. Ida Minerva Tarbell (November 5, 1857 – January 6, 1944) was an American writer, investigative journalist, biographer, and lecturer. She was one of the leading muckrakers and reformers of the Progressive Era of the late 19th and early 20th centuries and was a pioneer of investigative journalism. [ 1 ]
Jul 5, 2012 · Ida M. Tarbell, c. 1904. Photo: Wikipedia. At the age of 14, Ida Tarbell witnessed the Cleveland Massacre, in which dozens of small oil producers in Ohio and Western Pennsylvania, including her ...
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In many ways, Ida Tarbell exemplified the dilemma of many women at the turn of the century. She was reared in a culture that believed that women and men were different and had complimentary natures: Women were thought to be morally superior to men, but men were women’s intellectual superiors. Women were emotional and ruled by their hearts.
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Apr 2, 2014 · Ida Tarbell was an American journalist born on November 5, 1857, in Erie County, Pennsylvania. ... Ida Minerva Tarbell was born on November 5, 1857, in the oil-rich region of northwestern ...
