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Ida Tarbell

Ida Tarbell was also an investigative journalist and lecturer. She was hired on as a writer for McClure magazine where she flourished and landed a book deal, one of her series being on Abraham Lincoln. In 1900, she wrote a 19-part series on The History of the Standard Oil Company. She wanted to expose them for how they treated their workers, one of them being her father. Although she knew that it could come with consequences, she did it anyway. 

1914, Appeal to Reason cartoon by Ryan Walker

I also enjoyed the presentation on Muckrakers. I never knew who or what they were. They were a group of investigative journalists who wanted reform and expose people of wrongdoings. Ida Tarbell was among the group of Muckrakers due to her writings on the Standard Oil Company. Ida B. Wells could also be considered a Muckraker because she exposed lynch mobs and the racism in the South. 

Mary Ann Shad & her newspaper, The Provincial Freeman

Another interesting figure that I learned about was Marry Ann Shadd. She was an anti-slavery activist born to free parents in 1823. Her parents had a "safe house" for the Underground Railroad. As an African American woman, Shadd had many "firsts." She was the first black woman to enroll in Howard University as a law student. She was the first black woman to own and publish a weekly newspaper (called the Provincial Freeman) where most of her articles promoted immigration to Canada. Shadd was also the first black woman to speak at a black American convention. Other notable things she did was help recruit Union soldiers, fought for women's suffrage and later became an educator.