Ida Tarbell was a muckraker, a journalist who exposed corruption and issues in society. Tarbell's writings exposed the shady business practices of one of the largest and richest companies in the world at the time, _______, which was owned by John Rockefeller.
Answer Standard Oil Company
Tarbell's expose led to Standard Oil being broken up via the Sherman Antitrust Act. One lady taking down a behemoth of a corporation? Pretty impressive.
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