Tarbell summary, chapterbychapter analysis, book notes, essays, quotes, character descriptions, lesson plans, and more everything you need for studying or teaching ida m. Tarbell biography, birth date, birth place and pictures. Ida tarbell house the ida tarbell house is a historic house at 320 valley road in easton, connecticut. The crusading american journalist ida minerva tarbell 18571944 is known as the muckraker who cracked the oil trust.
She was also an outstanding biographer of abraham lincoln ida tarbell was born on nov. Ida minerva tarbell november 5, 1857 january 6, 1944 was an american teacher, author and journalist. Ida minerva tarbell has 124 books on goodreads with 1882 ratings. Tarbell, bachelor soul, transitional woman, or both. She was born november 5, 1857 in erie pennsylvania. Quotations by ida tarbell, american journalist, born november 5, 1857. Apr 03, 2011 in the book, the history of the standard oil company she exposed the illegal means used by john d. She was also an outstanding biographer of abraham lincoln. Ida tarbell ida minerva tarbell 1857 1944 was a writer and pioneer of investigative journalism, a leading muckracker of the progressive movement in the late 19th century. 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. Tarbell collection at pelletier library, allegheny college. Tarbell was one of the first investigative journalists and probably the most influential in her time. Washington addressing black labor opportunities, and the. A mind which really lays hold of a subject is not easily.
Jan 06, 2020 her work was a sensation and the installments became a twovolume book entitled, the history of the standard oil company, published in 1904. Like many others at that time, tarbell was disturbed by the effect of rapid industrialization on workers and independent businessmen, by the growing power and. Ida tarbell was an american author, teacher, and journalist. It has been called a masterpiece of investigative journalism, by historian j. Apr 11, 2017 the mother of all muckrakers knew how to take on men like trump. Tarbell, the history of the standard oil company, mcclures magazine, 19021904. The mother of all muckrakers knew how to take on men like. Ida minerva tarbell november 5, 1857 january 6, 1944 was an american writer, investigative journalist, biographer and lecturer. Between 1902 and 1904, mcclures published nineteen installments of tarbells detailed account of the history of standard oil. Books by ida minerva tarbell author of history of standard. Some of them were collected in her history of the standard oil company 1904.
Shes friends with miss morgan and other prominent women. Her series of articles on the standard oil trust, a complicated business empire run by john d. The woman that wrote an article and a book exposing the evils of the standard oil company is ida tarbell. Mcclure channeled his versatility into founding and editing mcclures magazine, which became a. Titled the man with the hoe, the poem was based on the painting of the same name by the french artist jeanfrancois millet in 1862. Wherever possible, i have used the primary resource materials of the ida m. 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. Tarbell was a teacher and journalist who was born in erie county, pennsylvania on november. Find all the books, read about the author, and more.
Ida tarbell, a leading muckraking journalist at the turn of the 20th century, spent a decade and a half writing for mcclures magazine. In the summer of 1901, ida tarbell stood on the breezy steamer deck and watched the atlantic swell. Top 9 quotes of ida tarbell famous quotes and sayings. 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. Ida tarbell was a muckraker, which was a person who searched for and exposed scandals and corruption. She was known as one of the leading muckrakers of the. She wrote many notable magazine series and biographies. Her father worked hard but had not been very successful. In this first definitive biography of ida tarbell, kathleen brady has written a readable and widely acclaimed book about one of americas great journalists. When americas most famous monthly took on its most famous. One of the leading muckrakers, she is remembered for her investigations of industry published in mcclures magazine. Rockefeller, random reminiscences of men and events, 1909 pub.
Ida minerva tarbell was an american journalist and lecturer best known for her work, the history of the standard oil company 1904. North conway, as well as the single most influential book on. Ida minerva, 18571944 an online book about this author is available, as is a wikipedia article tarbell, ida m. She was the only woman in her graduating class at allegheny college in 1880. Ida tarbell and the muckrakers constitutional rights foundation. The history of the standard oil company published by mcclure, phillips and co. Ida minerva tarbell was born in 1857, in a log cabin in hatch hollow, in western pennsylvanias oil region. Ida minerva tarbell ida minerva tarbell poems poem hunter. She was one of the leading muckrakers of the progressive era of the late 19th and early 20th centuries and pioneered investigative journalism.
This excerpt is taken from pages 168178 of the original work, which was originally published in mcclures magazine. Pioneering investigative journalism during the progressive era, tarbell is most known for her notable magazine series and biographies written on those such as president abraham lincoln. She was known as one of the leading muckrakers of the progressive era, work known in modern times as investigative journalism. She is best known for her 1904 book, the history of the standard oil company, which was listed as no. Her work was a sensation and the installments became a twovolume book entitled, the history of the standard oil company, published in 1904. Ida minerva tarbell poems poems of ida minerva tarbell.
Ida tarbell was one of the few willing to hold him accountable. It has been with life that we settled our quarrels, won wives, gold and. Tarbell meticulously documented the aggressive techniques standard oil employed to outmaneuver and, where necessary, roll over whoever got in its way. The woman who took on the tycoon history smithsonian. Ida, from a poem about a womens college, and minerva, the goddess of wisdom. The woman who took on the tycoon history smithsonian magazine. Ida minerva tarbell ida minerva tarbell biography poem. The tarbell papers proved invaluable in assessing the tensions which led to the breakup of a prominent progressive magazine and the staff that created it. She also wrote life of abraham lincoln 1900, other books on lincoln, and. Ida tarbell was an american journalist born on november 5, 1857, in erie county, pennsylvania. Social welfare history project tarbell, ida minerva. Her mothers dreams for the baby daughter were expressed in the names she chose. Part of her was surprised to be going to europe, an extravagant trip just to pitch a magazine story.
North conway, as well as the single most influential book. Ida minerva, 18571944 an online book about this author is available, as is a wikipedia article. 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. These two factors come together in the life of ida m. Excerpts from the nineteen installments published by mcclures magazine.
Read all poems of ida minerva tarbell and infos about ida minerva tarbell. Jan, 2017 ida tarbell was an american author, teacher, and journalist. Feb 20, 2020 ida tarbell, a leading muckraking journalist at the turn of the 20th century, spent a decade and a half writing for mcclures magazine. Ida tarbell was an american journalist whose investigative reporting led to the breakup of the standard oil companys monopoly. A biographical study unknown binding january 1, 1909 by ida m tarbell author visit amazons ida m tarbell page. Rockefeller and his standard oil company, ida tarbell set the bar impossibly high. On the standard oil company national humanities center. She was one of the leading muckrakers of the progressive era of the late 19th and early 20th centuries and is thought to have pioneered investigative journalism. Here is a look at some of the best ida minerva tarbell quotes ever recorded. In contrast to the experimentalism and pessimism that generally characterized poetry of this era, markhams quatrains, sonnets, and heroic verse celebrate peace. The women who opposed the first movement for womens rights in this country might deplore the laws that gave a man the power to beat his wifebut as a matter of fact few men did beat their wives, and popular opinion was a powerful weapon. The change you desire you work for conservatively, if at all.
The object of this little volume is to call attention to a certain distrust, which the author feels in the modern woman, of the significance and dignity of the work laid upon her by nature and by society. She was one of the leading muckrakers of the progressive era of the late 19th and early 20th centuries and is. By any description, ida tarbell was one of the most powerful women of her time in the united states. Once internationally famous as the author of the poem the man with the hoe, markham was a popular american literary figure during the first half of the twentieth century whose works espoused progressive social and spiritual beliefs. It has been with life that we settled our quarrels, won wives, gold and land, defended ideas, imposed religions. They also owned stock in the mcclures book company, collectively valued at. Ida tarbell ida minerva tarbell november 5, 1857 january 6, 1944 was an american writer, investigative journalist, biographer and lecturer.
Her father, frank tarbell, spent years building oil. Sometimes known as a muckraker shes one of the finest journalists of our times. Tarbell is forever linked with the reforming spirit of the progressive era. Ida tarbell brought down, singlehandedly, the first. Daughter of an early oil entrepreneur, ida and her parents decided she should receive a solid education. Ida tarbell american journalist born on november 05, 1857, died on january 06, 1944 ida minerva tarbell was an american teacher, author and journalist. Born in pennsylvania at the onset of the oil boom, tarbell is best known for her 1904 book, the history of the standard. Macmillan, 1939 page images at hathitrust tarbell, ida m.
Ida tarbell and mcclures magazine cover featuring photograph of john d. Ida minerva tarbell books list of books by author ida. Ida tarbell helped pioneer investigative journalism when she wrote a series of. A biographical study unknown binding january 1, 1909 by ida m tarbell author. Ida tarbell was born in the eastern state of pennsylvania in november, eighteen fiftyseven. Ida tarbell was a muckraking journalist whose book on the standard oil company helped bring about its breakup. Ida minerva tarbell s most popular book is history of standard oil company. Ida tarbell, in her office, received word of the flowers and suspicious poetry. In the book, the history of the standard oil company she exposed the illegal means used by john d.
Ida minerva tarbell ida minerva tarbell biography poem hunter. Ida minerva tarbells most popular book is history of standard oil company. Daniel yergin who was an oil historian, called idas book the most important business book ever written. Arnold bennett had lunch with miss tarbell, miss morgan and elisabeth marbury, and found miss tarbell to be the most. Her father, frank tarbell, spent years building oil storage tanks but began to prosper. You can also read the full text online using our ereader. Wrote the history of the standard oil company which exposed the ruthlessness with which john b. Chapter iii ida tarbell allegheny college meadville, pa. Mcclure was there, shut in a swiss clinic, and this story could not wait. Book by ida tarbell originally serialized in nineteen parts in mcclures magazine, 1904. Rejecting the traditional roles available to women, she embarked on a career as a journalist and writer.
Before picking up this book all i knew was that she was one of the first women journalists who covered hard news. The history of the standard oil company by ida tarbell. Lydia maria francis child born lydia maria francis february 11, 1802 october 20, 1880, was an american abolitionist, womens rights activist, native american rights activist, novelist, journalist, and opponent of american expansionism her journals, both fiction and domestic manuals, reached wide audiences from the 1820s through the 1850s. Millets painting depicts a stooping peasant with a brutish expression on his face, who in markhams poem becomes the embodiment of the suffering of oppressed labor throughout world history. See all books authored by ida minerva tarbell, including the history of the standard oil company, and the history of the standard oil company. Her 1904 novel, the history of the standard oil company led to the dissolution of the company as a monopoly and inspired the clayton antitrust act. Rockerfeller had turned his oil business into an all powerful monopoly. Ida tarbell is one of those women whose name might show up as someone ahead of their time, meaning, a woman who worked in a mans world, in some lists of such women. Phenomenal woman, still i rise, the road not taken, if you forget me, dreams. The mother of all muckrakers knew how to take on men like trump.
Franklin and esther tarbell had married after a sixyear courtship. Ida tarbell brought down, singlehandedly, the first megacorporation. This book is available for free download in a number of formats including epub, pdf, azw, mobi and more. Ida minerva tarbell was an american teacher, author and journalist. Poem hunter all poems of by ida minerva tarbell poems. Jul 05, 2012 ida minerva tarbell was born in 1857, in a log cabin in hatch hollow, in western pennsylvanias oil region. A short while later, president theodore roosevelt used. 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 in this frank and informative autobiography, the veteran investigative journalist ida m. Selected ida tarbell quotations sacredness of human life. The staff breakup of mcclures magazine ida tarbell. As the muckraking journalist of mcclures magazine who helped focus national attention on the trust problem in the first decade of the twentieth century, ida m. Ida tarbell explores this in a well written, witty and insightful series of essays.
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