Ida Tarbell was a pioneering American journalist, lecturer, and chronicler of American industry, best known for her work The History of the Standard Oil Company. In it, she meticulously reported on the predatory and monopolistic business practices of John D. Rockefeller. Tarbell’s work led to the 1911 Supreme Court decision that broke up Standard Oil. She was one of a group of investigative journalists who were dubbed “muckrakers” by Pres. Theodore Roosevelt.
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