Ida Tarbell wrote The History of The Standard Oil Company
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Ida Tarbell in 1904
The woman that wrote an article and a book exposing the evils of the Standard Oil Company is Ida Tarbell. Tarbell was a teacher and journalist who was born in Erie County, Pennsylvania on November 5, 1857. The book is called, The History of the Standard Oil Company, and it was published in 1904.
Ida Tarbell was a muckraker who wrote a series of articles exposing the ruthless practices of the Standard Oil Company.
Ida Tarbell is the muckraking journalist who wrote articles on J.D. Rockefeller's oil monopoly (which extended into many states, including PA) in McClure's Magazine. Her articles were eventually published into a book entitled History of the Standard Oil Company.
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