Ida M. Tarbell
The Woman Who Challenged Big Business--and Won!
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · July 8, 2014
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.
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- Who it’s for
- A close look at the journalist who brought business power under public scrutiny.
- Themes
- Investigative journalism, Corporate misconduct, Women shaping public opinion
- Genres
- Women's Lives, Business & Economics, 19th Century America for Teens
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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. Her series of articles on the Standard Oil Trust, a complicated business empire run by John D. Rockefeller, revealed to readers the underhanded, even illegal practices that had led to Rockefeller's success.
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Rejecting the term "muckraker" to describe her profession, she went on to achieve remarkable prominence for a woman of her generation as a writer and shaper of public opinion. This biography offers an engrossing portrait of a trailblazer in a man's world who left her mark on the American consciousness. Notes, bibliography, index.
Reporting on Power
A close look at the journalist who brought business power under public scrutiny.
Come here for
- Where investigative reporting meets corporate power
- A woman shaping public opinion in a man's world
Expect
- A portrait of Tarbell's work on Standard Oil
- A career that resisted the “muckraker” label
Where it sits
| Women's Lives | 52% |
|---|---|
| 19th Century America for Teens | 32% |
| Business & Economics | 23% |
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Publisher categories
- Lives in History
- Writers' Lives
- Activist Biographies
- Women's Lives
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- Business & Economics
- Girls & Women
- 20th Century America for Teens
- 21st Century America for Teens
- Authors
- Emily Arnold McCully
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- July 8, 2014
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Investigative journalism · Corporate misconduct · Women shaping public opinion
- Reading lane
- Lives in History