Ida Tarbell: References & Edit History

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  • Tracy Grant
    Tracy Grant is a senior editor at Encyclopaedia Britannica. She previously served as editor in chief, the first woman to hold that title. 

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Article thoroughly revised. Aug 21, 2026
Adjusted media. Aug 21, 2026
Modified link of Web site: Teach Democracy - Ida Tarbell and the Muckrakers (PDF). Jan 20, 2026
Anniversary information added. Jan 02, 2026
Anniversary information added. Nov 01, 2025
Add new Web site: Teach Democracy - Ida Tarbell and the Muckrakers (PDF). Oct 24, 2024
First paragraph modernization. Apr 10, 2024
Article revised and updated. Dec 15, 2020
Corrected display issue. Sep 13, 2019
Add new Web site: ConnecticutHistory.org - Ida Tarbell: The Woman Who Took On Standard Oil. Jan 09, 2017
Add new Web site: National Women's Hall of Fame - Biography of Ida Tarbell. Jan 09, 2017
Changed article title from Ida M. Tarbell to Ida Tarbell. Sep 30, 2016
Add new Web site: The New York Times - Ida M. Tarbell, 86, Dies in Bridgeport. Jul 17, 2016
Add new Web site: Spartacus Educational - Biography of Ida Tarbell. Jun 09, 2014
Add new Web site: Public Broadcasting Service - American Experience - Biography of Ida Tarbell. Jun 09, 2014
Add new Web site: Pennsylvania Center for the Book - Biography of Ida Minerva Tarbell. Jun 05, 2014
Add new Web site: Electronic Text of the Book "The History of the Standard Oil Company" by Ida M. Tarbell. Aug 07, 2012
Add new Web site: Electronic Text of the Book "The History of the Standard Oil Company" by Ida M. Tarbell. Aug 07, 2012
Added new Web site: Sunshine for Women - Biography of Ida M. Tarbell. Mar 04, 2009
Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - History - Biography of Ida Tarbell. Nov 17, 2008
Article revised. Jan 13, 2000
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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