The origins of the progressive spirit in america us history. Ida minerva tarbell november 5, 1857 january 6, 1944 was an american writer, investigative journalist, biographer and lecturer. In his book, following the color line, published in 1908, baker described the social evil of the. She was considered a muckracker for her investigative journalism in company monopolies, standard oil being the most influential. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Ida tarbell, a teacher, author, and journalist, published a series of articles in mcclures magazine in 1902. The history of the standard oil company by ida tarbell tweed days in st. Rockefellers business methods and adds to the argument for controlling monopolies through stronger antitrust laws. The culper code book george washingtons mount vernon. The history of the standard oil company grew to be a nineteenpart series, published between november 1902 and october 1904. Eventually she published several articles and a book on the subject which deeply marked standard oil corporation. A few examples of muckrakers are ida tarbell, frank norris, and upton sinclair. A short while later, president theodore roosevelt used.
In 1999, when nyus department of journalism ranked important works of journalism from the 20th century, ida tarbells. Ida tarbell was an america teacher and noticeable author journalist. Its about the womens suffrage movement and mostly focuses on suffragist alice paul. Ida tarbell was a muckraker who wrote in the magazine mcclures 1921. Ida was well known for her writing and also for her findings of the standard oil companys practices and for the articles that she had in the mcclures magazine.
Ida tarbell was an accomplished and prominent woman in america between 1870 and 1912. The history of the standard oil company is a 1904 book by journalist ida tarbell. Lost money from the 1872 pricefixing scheme concocted by the pennsylvania railroad and the standard oil company. Apush progressive era study guide by expelliarmus700 includes 85 questions covering vocabulary, terms and more. Besides his technical work he was a popular and witty critic of capitalism, as shown by his best known book. Her work incited the breakup of a major monopoly, and set a new standard in journalism. Madame muckraker american, ida tarbell, american history. Ida tarbell, history of standard oil and lincoln steffens, shame of our cities.
Ida tarbell, perhaps the most wellknown female muckraker, wrote a series of articles on the dangers of john d. The jungle by upton sinclair, a peoples history of the united states by howard zinn, 1776 by david mccullough, the feminine myst. Book written by ida tarbell against horizontal integration, trusts, and the oil industry. Ida minerva tarbell has 124 books on goodreads with 1857 ratings.
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. Ida tarbell, investigative journalist, lecturer, and chronicler of american industry, best known for her classic the history of the standard oil. Tarbell became known as the joan of arc of the oil regions, a historian who not only recorded history but also helped powerfully to shape it. How ida tarbell, upton sinclair, and lincoln steffens helped expose scandal, inspire reform, and invent investigative journalism. Reporter whose articles on municipal corruption in mcclures magazine began to run in 1902 and were collected into the 1904 book the shame of the cities. Significance of the history of the standard oil company. Sadly, many small business owners, such as her own father, struggled to keep their business alive or were forced to sell to standard oil. Works in biographical and historical context born of pioneers. Ida tarbell was born in 1857 on the erie county, pennsylvania, farm of her maternal grandparents, known to history only as the mcculloughs. Ida tarbell was born in erie county, pennsylvania, which was an area rich with oil.
Louis by lincoln steffens muckraking magazines, such as mcclures, colliers, and cosmopolitan, tried to outdo one another by publishing the most sensational, newsworthy articles popular muckraking article series were often compiled and published as books. Reform ida tarbells book the history of standard oil exposes john d. Rockefeller, the richest figure in american history. Ida minerva tarbell s most popular book is history of standard oil company. Her articles followed henry demarest lloyds book, wealth against commonwealth, published in 1894, which examined the excesses of. Born in 1857 in a log cabin in hatch hollow, pennsylvania, tarbells first dream was to be a scientist. This excerpt is taken from pages 168178 of the original work, which was originally published in mcclures magazine. His book influenced consumers to demand safer canned products. Ida tarbell november 5, 1857january 6, 1944 was a critic of corporate power and muckraking journalist. It exposed the corrupt standard oil company, monopoly, and trust. The woman who took on the tycoon history smithsonian. This article from the christian science monitor describes tarbells career and includes links to sites about her. Ida tarbell apush by bhakapol bhakdibhumi on prezi next. Ida minerva tarbells most popular book is history of standard oil company.
Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Whose book led to the direct passage of the meat inspection act and indirect of the pure food and drug acts. Ida is also well known for her autobiography she had written 5 years before her death. A book written by upton sinclair that exposed the horrendous and downright gross conditions of the foodpackaging industry of the time. Born in pennsylvania at the onset of the oil boom, tarbell is best known for her 1904 book, the history of the standard. Read the book on paper it is quite a powerful experience. She was considered a muckracker for her investigative journalism in americas issues such as monopolies standard oil. Her work was a sensation and the installments became a twovolume book entitled, the history of the standard oil company, published in 1904. During the 1900s, muckrakers were born and raised in this time period. In a 12part series, journalist ida tarbell took on one of the most powerful men in the country, john d. With the apush exam only being on periods 17 and being a dbq, i gave my students a list of key videos for each time period to study for the exam. The book exposed the poor labor practices and unsanitary conditions that produced contaminated food.
The crusading american journalist ida minerva tarbell 18571944 is known as the muckraker who cracked the oil trust. If youre having any problems, or would like to give some feedback, wed love to hear from you. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Does the electronic version of the book completely replace the paper version. They wrote the bookspublications the history of the standard oil. Muckrakers dug up dirt on bigbusiness ida tarbell, who documented the growth of the rockefellers standard oil company in 1904, got her start working for mcclures magazine and was one of the first women muckrakers. For general help, questions, and suggestions, try our dedicated support forums. Ida tarbell was an american journalist whose investigative reporting led to the breakup of the standard oil companys monopoly. The history of the standard oil company published by mcclure, phillips and co. Apush the american pageant chapter 28 vocab flashcards quizlet. Oliver wendell holmes dissenter, judicial restraint brandeis briefmuller v. She was also an outstanding biographer of abraham lincoln ida tarbell was born on nov. Tarbell meticulously documented the aggressive techniques standard oil employed to outmaneuver and, where necessary, roll over whoever got in its way. Originally serialized in nineteen parts in mcclures magazine, the book is a seminal example of muckraking, and inspired many other journalists to write about trusts, large.
Study 27 terms apush chapter 29 flashcards quizlet. As a younger woman, in 1904, tarbell made her reputation by. Ida tarbell a leading muckraker and magazine editor, she exposed the corruption of the oil industry with her 1904 work a history of standard oil. These journalists were called muckrakers, and famous among them were upton sinclair and ida tarbell. Her work was a sensation and the installments became a twovolume book entitled, the history. Wells was an africanamerican journalist, newspaper editor and, early leader in the civil rights movement. Best of all, if after reading an e book, you buy a paper version of the history of the standard oil company by ida m. Wells about lynching and treatment of african americans in the south. Join facebook to connect with ida apush tarbell and others you may know.
Muckracker who wrote about vote stealing, corruption and political machines in the book, the shame of cities. She was one of the leading muckrakers of the progressive era of the late 19th and early 20th centuries and pioneered investigative journalism. The muckrakers provided detailed, accurate journalistic accounts of the political and economic corruption and social hardships caused by the power of big business in a rapidly industrializing united states. Ida tarbell and rockefeller by maily nguyen on prezi.