Ida Minerva Tarbell (November 5, 1857 – January 6, 1944) was an American writer, investigative journalist, biographer, and lecturer.

Jan 2, 2025 · American journalist, lecturer, and chronicler of American industry best known for her classic The History of the Standard Oil Company (1904).

7 days ago · Ida Minerva Tarbell was born November 5, 1857 in Pennsylvania and grew up in the Pennsylvania oil country. She studied biology at Allegheny College.

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Born in 1857 and raised in oil country, Ida M. Tarbell was one of the first investigative journalists and probably the most influential in her time.

Ida M. Tarbell: Investigative Journalist Par Excellence ... Investigative journalism is the contemporary journalist's path to fame and fortune and the competition ...

Ida Tarbell became one of the most famous "muckraking" journalists in 19th century America, thanks largely to her investigation of the Standard Oil Company.

Born in a log home in Hatch Hollow, northwestern Pennsylvania, on November 5, 1857, Ida Minerva Tarbell grew up amid the derricks of the Oil Region. Her father, ...

In this frank and informative autobiography, the veteran investigative journalist Ida M. Tarbell looks back on her nearly fifty-year career.

I found Tarbell an intelligent, resourceful, strong, courageous, forceful, single-minded, successful woman.

Ida M. Tarbell (1857-1944) changed the world of investigative journalism in 1904 when she wrote, "The History of the Standard Oil Company."