Peacemakers-Blessed and Otherwise

Ida Minerva Tarbell (1857–1944) was an American teacher, author, and journalist. She is best known for her pioneering investigative journalism work that led to the breakup of the Standard Oil Company's monopoly. She was one of the leading 'muckrakers' of the progressive era of the late 19th and early 20th centuries and is thought to have pioneered investigative journalism. Tarbell's detailed and s...