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Ida Tarbell
// Sex // – Female // Relationship Status // - It's Complicated // Birthday // – November 5th, 1857 // Hometown // – Erie County, Pennsylvania // Political Views // – Other // Religious Views // – Methodist // Family Members // - Father: Franklin Tarbell Mother: Ester Tarbell Siblings: Two Brothers // Activities // – Working // Interests // – Reading, writing, traveling. // Favorite Quotations // – “Imagination is the only key to the future. Without it none exists -- with it all things are possible.” – Myself // About Me // – Hi, I’m Ida. I like writing, traveling and reading. I used to teach geology, botany, geometry, and trigonometry at // Poland Union Seminary in Poland, Ohio. After two years I decided that I would rather peruse a career in writing. I went to work for McClure's Magazine. My job was to write about Abraham Lincoln. On the side I began some investigation work. I began investigating the Rockefeller's Oil trusts, in Pennsylvania, near where I grew up. After extensive research I discovered Rockefeller's brutal tactics against the smaller oil businesses. (He took my father out of business!) After this story hit the press, people started to know me as a Muckraker. Education // – Allegheny College // Work // – Investigative Journalism. Science teacher in Ohio, Editor of Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle, //McClure’s Magazine//, author of many biographies, newspaper and magazine lecturer and muckraker, founder of American Magazine. // Favorite Books // – //The History of the Standard Oil Company, The Business of Being a Woman// and //The Ways of Women

Friends - Abraham Lincoln, John D. Rockefeller Fan of - McClure's Magazine, Writing, muckraking and Abraham Lincoln

You did a really good job on my article! w all-to-wall write on Abraham's wall   **
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 * Abraham Lincoln

HOW DARE YOU WRITE THOSE KINDS OF THINGS ABOUT ME AND MY COMPANY IN YOUR BOOK! wall-to-wall write on John's wall
 * John D. Rockefeller

** **Samuel Sidney McClure** Your latest article was AMAZING! It should be stirring up lots of controversy. wall-to-wall write on Samuel's wall

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Key Terms: **Muckraker -** is known as someone who seeks to expose or reveal corruption of businesses or government to the public.

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