To commemorate Women's History Month, join us to learn about a female journalist who walked her own path and changed history: Ida Tarbell. Tarbell was one of the most famous journalists for McClure's, an important US magazine in the 1890s-1920s. It was staffed by muckraking journalists who pointed out the ills of society. Tarbell wrote a history-making expose and book about the bad business practices of John Rockefeller's Standard Oil Company. 

Mark Sample is a professor in the History department at Monroe Community College. 

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Participants have the choice of viewing this program in person at the Irondequoit Public Library or at home via livestream using Zoom. Registration required with an email address. Participants will receive an email with the log-in information for Zoom.