Ida tarbell, transitional women her society and her environment also shaped ida tarbells views. Ida minerva sorted by popularity project gutenberg books by tarbell, ida m. In 1904, female journalist ida tarbell exposed the unfair business practices of the standard oil company. Ida tarbells generation called her a muckraker the term was theodore roosevelts, and he didnt intend it as a compliment, but in our time she would have been known as an investigative reporter, with the celebrity of. Her work incited the breakup of a major monopoly, and set a new standard in. Ida was a bright and energetic young woman growing up experiencing, firsthand, the oil industry. The life of abraham lincoln by ida m tarbell alibris. Ida tarbell and the business of being a woman ida tarbell. Ida tarbell pioneer investigative reporter book citation ida tarbell my note card ida. She helped transform journalism by introducing what is called today investigative journalism. She also wrote life of abraham lincoln 1900, other books on lincoln, and. Ida tarbell facts, life, death, summary of achievements. Ida tarbell essaysida tarbell was a woman far ahead of her time.
Ida tarbell pioneer investigative reporter by barbara a. In this first definitive biography of ida tarbell, kathleen brady has written a readable and widely acclaimed book about one of americas great journalists. 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. The history of the standard oil company was credited with hastening the breakup of standard oil. She was reared in a culture that believed that women and men were different and had complimentary natures.
The crusading american journalist ida minerva tarbell 18571944 is known as the muckraker who cracked the oil trust. Ida saw early on the danger some workers faced when she was only four her father lost nineteen workers in an oil fire. Most working women in those days were nurses or teachers, so she tried teaching briefly, but she ended up as a writer. Ida tarbell facts, bio, family, life, updates 2020. The only woman of the original muckrackers, and the first woman on staff at mcclures magazine, ida tarbell continues to be viewed as one of americas most important women and journalists. Ida tarbells early life in the oil fields of pennsylvania would have an impact when she later wrote on the standard oil company and on labor practices.
The research was so indepth that tarbell became known as the leading authority in the u. That is one of the interesting revelations in the biography. Ida minerva tarbell november 5, 1857 january 6, 1944 was an american writer, investigative journalist, biographer and lecturer. The miniheadline had nothing in common with the illustration, although it is curious that they put angels to talk about the mischiefs of rockefeller. Chapter ii ida tarbell allegheny college meadville, pa. Jul 05, 2012 the woman who took on the tycoon john d.
Ida tarbell was one of the few willing to hold him accountable. I am just in constant mode seeing all the inane questions here about whether somebody was good or bad. The history of the standard oil company is one of the most thorough accounts of the rise of the business monopoly and its corrupt practices. The articles that had been published on lincoln were put together and released as a book. Buy the life of abraham lincoln by ida m tarbell online at alibris. Ida minerva tarbell has 72 books on goodreads with 1712 ratings. Jan 06, 2020 the centerfold of puck magazine, february 21, 1906, the crusaders by c. Which was an effect of muckraker ida tarbells writing.
The centerfold of puck magazine, february 21, 1906, the crusaders by c. She was known as one of the leading muckrakers of the progressive era, work known in modern times as investigative journalism. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. In 1860 the family moved to titusville, where franklin tarbell became an oil producer and refiner in venango county.
The history of the standard oil company progressiveeradotcom. Ida minerva tarbell november 5, 1857 january 6, 1944 was an american teacher, author and journalist. Jan 01, 2014 ida m tarbell the woman who challenged big business and won emily arnold mccully july. In a 12part series, journalist ida tarbell took on one of the most powerful men in the country, john d. She was also an outstanding biographer of abraham lincoln. Ida minerva tarbell s most popular book is history of standard oil company. Tarbell achieved a career as interesting and as fruitful as any writer of her time. The panic of 1857 hit the tarbell family hard as banks collapsed and the tarbells lost their savings.
Ida tarbell was born in 1857 and grew up in rouseville, pennsylvania near titusville, pennsylvania. As you read this excerpt from tarbells book, think about how rockefeller controlled the oil industry. The american public was shocked by her account of john d. Ida minerva, 18571944 an online book about this author is available, as is a wikipedia article. Ida tarbell, investigative journalist, lecturer, and chronicler of american industry, best known for her classic the history of the standard oil. Some of them were collected in her history of the standard oil company 1904. She used her reporting skills against one of the most powerful companies in the world download mp3 rightclick or optionclick the link. Comic illustration shows a large group of politicians and journalists as knights on a crusade against graft and corruption, including ida tarbell library of congress, prints and photographs division. Tarbell 1 when theodore roosevelt pejoratively defined reform journalism as muckraking in a speech given april. One of the leading muckrakers, she is remembered for her investigations of industry published in mcclures magazine. Ida tarbell, november 5, ida minerva tarbell was born 5th november 1857, to franklin and esther.
Chapter 6 from the history of the standard oil company. In many ways, ida tarbell exemplified the dilemma of many women at the turn of the century. Collection of original, unabridged magazine and newspaper articles by ida tarbell. She exposed the corruption of big businesses, especially those that violated trust laws. She was one of the leading muckrakers of the progressive era of the late 19th century and 20th century and pioneered investigative journalism. People in america, a program in special english on the voice of america. She was born in a log farmhouse in hatch hollow, four miles south of wattsburg in the rolling green hills of erie county, pennsylvania, on november 5, 1857. She moved to new york to take up the role, and as well as her salary, she received shares in the company. As a result of her expose, the government prosecuted the company under antitrust legislation.
Ida tarbell, investigative journalist, lecturer, and chronicler of american industry, best known for her classic the history of the standard oil company 1904, which helped define the trend to investigation, expose, and crusading in liberal journals of the day that came to be known as muckraking. Her father worked hard but had not been very successful. She is most famous for contributing to the dissolution of the standard oil company, the biggest monopoly of her time. Ida minerva tarbell was an american journalist and lecturer best known for her work, the history of the standard oil company 1904. 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. Ida tarbell 1857 1944 was a biographer and journalist who helped develop the form of journalism known as muckraking. Ida minerva tarbell ida minerva tarbell poems poem hunter. Ida tarbell s commitment to understanding and exposing the truth to the public could be seen from the earliest of ages. Ida tarbell was born in the eastern state of pennsylvania in november, eighteen fiftyseven. Primary source from the history of the standard oil company journalist ida m. Ida tarbell was a muckraking journalist whose book on the standard oil company helped bring about its breakup.
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Congress was stirred to begin an investigation into sanitary practices at the nations slaughterhouses. As people became aware of these problems, large numbers, particularly from the middleclass, worked to reform the nation, at the local, state, and federal levels. The book was a seminal example of muckraking, and inspired many other journalists to write about trusts, large businesses that in the absence of strong antitrust law in the 19th century attempted to gain monopolies in various industries. Women were thought to be morally superior to men, but men were womens intellectual superiors. Rockefellers ruthless building of standard oil company, the. Ida m tarbell the woman who challenged big business and won emily arnold mccully july. From an early age ida saw how unequally woman were treated. She wrote many notable magazine series and biographies. She was one of the leading muckrakers of the progressive era of the late 19th and early 20th centuries and pioneered investigative journalism. For a child who had freely wandered over the endlessly interesting barnyard and.
Nov 30, 2011 ida tarbell s the history of the standard oil company helped fuel the fire for oil strikes, instigated a 93footlong petition for a free pipeline bill and inspiration of the public to educate themselves about how the standard oil company worked and its scandalsconspiracies. I found the paris years probably the most interesting. Ida tarbell was born on november 5, 1857 in pennsylvania. The history of the standard oil company by ida tarbell, first. Ida tarbell won fame as a writer and reporter by exposing the unfair business practices of the largest multinational corporation of her day. Books by ida minerva tarbell author of history of standard. Born in pennsylvania at the onset of the oil boom, tarbell is best known for her 1904 book, the history of the standard oil company.
Her book on standard oil caused the introduction of several acts, and it was also the cause of. The rise of mcclures although mcclures magazine is no longer on the newsstands, it does occupy a permanent place in the history of the period that it served, because it worked itself into the literary and economic life of the country. Tarbell was an extraordinary woman whose work influenced the lives of others all over. Madame muckraker american experience official site pbs.
Ida minerva tarbell was an american writer, investigative journalist, biographer and lecturer. In 1899, ida tarbell accepted an invitation to become desk editor for mcclure. At the end of the 19th century, when most women stayed at home, ida tarbell went to work. Tarbells book is significant beyond its contribution to investigative. Miss tarbell learned that she was expected to teach subjects about which she knew nothing. Ida tarbell was an american journalist best known for her pioneering investigative reporting that led to the breakup of the standard oil.
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Franklin tarbell was away in iowa building a family homestead when ida was born. The woman who took on the tycoon history smithsonian magazine. Back then, the few women in media handled the society pages, but tarbell had other ideas. Historical briefs bookmanapril, 1897 a great photographer. Goodwin sketched a brief biography of tarbell and other socalled. He began this book as a biography of ida tarbell, whose detailed report on the. Project gutenberg offers 61,276 free ebooks for kindle, ipad, nook, android, and iphone. Ida tarbell biography, life, interesting facts sunsigns.
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