rbell, banned Ida from going anywhere near the wells. Despite Ida's awareness of these dangers, Ida also acknowledged the importance for oil. Oil was the source of her father's income, therefore the clothes on her back, and food on the table, was owed to the dangerous oil wells. Ida's close connection to the oil industry greatly influenced her views on monopolistic, immoral corporations.
             Through her fierce desire for the truth, and her ruthless effort to expose accurate information to the public, Ida Tarbell extensively contributed to the rise of investigative journalism. She influenced government and business tactics around America through her writing. From her time as a journalist, Ida Ta
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