Ida Tarbell
Ida Minerva Tarbell was an American writer, investigative journalist, biographer, and lecturer. She was one of the leading muckrakers and reformers of the Progressive Era of the late 19th and early 20th centuries and was a pioneer of investigative journalism.
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- Born in
- Erie County
- Educated at
- University of ParisAllegheny CollegePoland Seminary
- Awards
- 🏆 National Women's Hall of Fame
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1857
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Birth1944
Died
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