dollars (it had cost sixty thousand dollars to build). He took the lumber to Titusville where he built a house which was to be their permanent home. It still stands at 324 East Main Street. In 1875 there were very few choices for women, and combining marriage and employment was not one of them-women generally had either a husband or a career. Ida Tarbell wanted a career, so she decided she would never marry. The suffrage movement and the demand for women's rights were issues stirring the voices of many. She considered two of these rights particularly relevant-the right to an education and the right to earn a living, and pursued both with complete devotion. The older she grew, the more determined she was to be independent. She saw only one way to achieve this-she would become a teacher, a biologist. Ida Tarbell, graduated high school in Titusville with highest honors in 1875. Surprisingly, it was not the study of history, economics, and government which aroused her curiosity and set her thinking; i
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