Ida Minerva Tarbell
Ida Tarbell is one of the most influential American journalists, and one of the greatest journalists of the twentieth century. After she was graduated in 1880 from Allegheny College, she joined the staff of McClure’s magazine. In her entire life, she was awarded a lot. For example of these numerous awards would be two honorary degrees L.H.D. in 1909 and LL.D in 1919. She started by writing biographies. Then, she began her well known project which is an examination of the Standard Oil Company. She discovered the unfair business practices that were practiced within the company, and she published them in the magazine firstly and then in her book The History of the Standard Oil Company (in 1904). Her hard work contributed to break up the Standard Oil monopoly in 1911. As a result, she was known as the muckraker who cracked the oil trust. She Composed not only The History of the Standard Oil Company (in 1904), but also The Business of Being a Woman (1912), The Ways of Women (1915), All in the Day’s Work (1939) and The Nationality of Business (1936). Ida Tarbell died on January 6, 1944 at the age of eighty six years. 
Ida Tarbell is one of the most influential American journalists, and one of the greatest journalists of the twentieth century. After she was graduated in 1880 from Allegheny College, she joined the staff of McClure’s magazine. In her entire life, she was awarded a lot. For example of these numerous awards would be two honorary degrees L.H.D. in 1909 and LL.D in 1919. She started by writing biographies. Then, she began her well known project which is an examination of the Standard Oil Company. She discovered the unfair business practices that were practiced within the company, and she published them in the magazine firstly and then in her book The History of the Standard Oil Company (in 1904). Her hard work contributed to break up the Standard Oil monopoly in 1911. As a result, she was known as the muckraker who cracked the oil trust. She Composed not only The History of the Standard Oil Company (in 1904), but also The Business of Being a Woman (1912), The Ways of Women (1915), All in the Day’s Work (1939) and The Nationality of Business (1936). Ida Tarbell died on January 6, 1944 at the age of eighty six years. 
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