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Hello guys welcome to my english padlet today we are going to talk about Ida Tarbell quick shoutout to my sponsor raid shadow legends if you want a game that has good story and good gameplay make sure to check it out its free to download. Oh and btw click on this link for a chance to win a gaming pc: https://bit.ly/3Ayc4yr.
Hey my name is Samuel Lin. I am fascinated by how certain ideas, when conveyed in the right way at the right time, can deliver drastic changes to the world. Today we will be exploring Ida Tarbell, an individual who expressed many ideas that helped shape the world as we know it today.

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Standard Oil Company was the largest monopoly during Tarbell's time. The company's monopolist practices included price-fixing to force rival companies out of business, striking unfair deals with railroads to deliver oil at lower rates, and exerting power in courts and legislature to acquire better deals. By 1904, Standard Oil controlled 91% of the oil refinery in America. Ida Tarbell, in 1902, published a book decrying Standard Oil's illegal practices, which contributed to the Supreme Court forcing Standard Oil to break up. Hence, for the wallpaper, I chose an oil field in Ohio, the birthplace of Standard Oil.

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1. Tarbell was a pioneer in investigative journalism
2. Her work in investigating the monopolist practices of Standard Oil Trust contributed to the company's breakup
3. Tarbell's father's business in the oil industry was injured by Standard Oil's price-fixing practices :((
4. Apart from her muckraking journalism, Tarbell also wrote for magazines and wrote biographies
5. Originally studied biology and has a Bachelor of Arts degree in biology (v smart amirite)

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Today, Ida Tarbell is best known for her muckraking journalism that helped expose the monopolist practices of Standard Oil

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I was surprised that women had such little mobility even in the 1900s. Women had little say over their lives: most of it was "organized", or predetermined by social norms. There was little room for self-direction or imagination. Women believed that after youth, there is little left to do in life. Tarbell's life was incredibly radical. Rather than following the path that women were expected to follow, Tarbell paved her own: Beginning in an impoverished family, she managed to graduate from college and develop a successful writing career. As a middle-aged women, she was even more prolific than in her youth, denouncing large corporations, giving powerful speeches, and served in government committees. Her life is proof that the arguments in her speech are true: women who have the courage to envision a bright future and strive for it can succeed even under the oppression of social norms and expectations.