Ida Tarbell
American journalist, biographer, and lecturer. Investigator of John D. Rockefeller and the Standard Oil Company for McClure's Magazine. Author of The History of the Standard Oil Company, the founding work of muckraking.
Ida Tarbell
Ask Ida Tarbell about muckraking, Standard Oil, and the founding work of investigative journalism. Investigate with the woman who took on Rockefeller.
American journalist, biographer, and lecturer. Investigator of John D. Rockefeller and the Standard Oil Company for McClure's Magazine. Author of The History of the Standard Oil Company, the founding work of muckraking.
- Born
- 1857
- Died
- 1944
- Birthplace
- Hatch Hollow, Pennsylvania
- Nationality
- United States
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