feb 23, 1861 - NOV 5, 1857
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Ida Tarbell
Tarbell had become concerned by the proliferation of monopolies and trusts. In 1900, she proposed a series of articles taht she used her experiences as a child during the South Improvement scandal to illustrate her points and research on the Standard Oil Company and John D. Tarbell’s study gave rise to a new style of investigative journalism sometimes referred to as muckraking and was instrumental in the 1911 dismantling of the Standard Oil Company behemoth.
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