Early Life
When and where was Ida Tarbell born?
November 5th, 1857; Log Cabin in Hatch Hollow, Pennsylvania.
What Magazine did Tarbell work for as a journalist?
McClure's Magazine
What was the name of the famous two-volume book that exposed the corruption of the Oil Industry?
The History of the Standard Oil Company
What Major Company was broken up due to Tarbell's work?
The Standard Oil Company
True or False; Tarbell wrote about the public transportation system, met Jane adams, and was friends with Mark Twain.
True
What was Ida Tarbell's dream profession growing up?
Scientist
Which country did Tarbell first travel to for research?
France
How did Tarbell start investigating the oil industry?
Her father built oil storage tanks and was an oil producer; his business was negatively affected by John D. Rockefeller.
Which famous treaty did Tarbell negotiate in a the conclusion of WWl?
Treaty of Versailles
What was Ida Tarbells first Magazine she worked for after moving back to America?
The Chautauquan.
What college did Tarbell attend and what was her major?
Allegheny college, studied biology.
What other historical figure did she write a biography about?
Abraham Lincoln, Napolean Bonaparte
What was the ruling of the Supreme Court in Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey v. United States?
The company would be dissolved into 34 companies.
What autobiography did Tarbell write at the age of 67 before getting ill?
All in the Day's Work
Which French women did Tarbell write about in a biography?
Madame Marie-Jeanne Roland
Why couldn't Tarbell achieve her dream profession?
Her dream professional field was largely closed to women in the late 19th century.
Which president used the phrase "Muckraker" in his speech in reference to Tarbell?
President Theodore Roosevelt
Which Act did the Standard Oil Company Violate?
The Sherman Antitrust Act.
What was Tarbells first assignment after the exposing Rockefeller
Write a history of the tariff schedules after the civil war
After her rise to fame, where did Tarbell buy her home and 40-acre spread?
Easton, Connecticut
What happened to Tarbell's office that caused her to move to Chicago?
Burned down
She became the co-owner and co-editor of this famous magazine until 1915.
The American Magazine
Where was the Headquarters for the Standard Oil Company?
New York
How many times did Tarbell Serve in the women Committee of the Council of National Defense and presidential conferences?
2
What was the famous saying from Tarbell's Legacy that all journalists should follow?
"Afflict the comfortable and comfort the afflicted"