37c Ida M. Tarbell stamp

Although she originally began her writing career at McClure’s, Ida M. Tarbell (1857-1944) changed the world of investigative journalism in 1904 when she wrote, "The History of the Standard Oil Company." Her story exposed the corruption of John D. Rockefeller’s Standard Oil Company, and largely contributed to the Supreme Court case that ultimately decided to destroy the Standard Oil monopoly.

Women in Journalism issue commemorative stamp, 2002

Scott Catalogue USA: 3666
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Museum ID: 2002.2029.171