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Ida Tarbell was born on November 5, 1857. She was born in Erie county Pennsylvania in a log cabin. Ida was the daughter of an independent oil producer.
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Ida's family moved to Titusville, Pa. Her father became an oil producer and refiner. His business was located in Venango County Pa.
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Ida attended Allegehny College in the fall of 1876. She was the only female out of 40 students. She majored in biology.
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Ida was assigned to investigate Standard Oil. She interviewed Henry H. Rogers. In November 1902, Mcclure's ran the first of 19 installments of "History of the Standard Oil Company.
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Ida Tarbell died of pneumonia in Bridgeport Hospital, Connecticut. She was 86 years old. Her home, The Ida Tarbell House, was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1993.
