PRINTER'S NO. 2770
No. 343 Session of 2001
INTRODUCED BY FORCIER, HUTCHINSON, ARMSTRONG, BEBKO-JONES, CALTAGIRONE, CORRIGAN, DeWEESE, J. EVANS, GABIG, GEIST, HARHAI, HERMAN, HORSEY, JOSEPHS, LAUGHLIN, MAITLAND, MELIO, PIPPY, READSHAW, ROBERTS, ROEBUCK, ROSS, RUBLEY, SAYLOR, SHANER, STABACK, STEELMAN, WILT, WOJNAROSKI AND YOUNGBLOOD, OCTOBER 29, 2001
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35, OCTOBER 29, 2001
A RESOLUTION 1 Declaring November 3, 2001, as "Ida Tarbell Day" in 2 Pennsylvania. 3 WHEREAS, Ida Minerva Tarbell was born on November 5, 1857, in 4 a log home on her maternal grandfather's farm located in 5 northwest Pennsylvania; and 6 WHEREAS, Ida Tarbell was raised in Titusville during the 7 1860s when the oil industry was developing and flourishing; and 8 WHEREAS, Ida Tarbell was one of the first women to enter 9 Allegheny College in the fall of 1876; and 10 WHEREAS, Ida Tarbell authored 23 major books, including "The 11 History of the Standard Oil Company" and nine books about 12 Abraham Lincoln; and 13 WHEREAS, Ida Tarbell was a historian and journalist in search 14 of documented facts and not the advocate of a cause or a 15 reformer; and
1 WHEREAS, Ida Tarbell, arguably the premier journalist of her 2 generation, was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame 3 in Seneca Falls, New York, on October 7, 2000; and 4 WHEREAS, Ida Tarbell pioneered historical research and set 5 standards which professionals today strive to emulate; and 6 WHEREAS, Ida Tarbell died of pneumonia on January 6, 1944, 7 and was buried at the family plot in Woodlawn Cemetery in 8 Titusville; and 9 WHEREAS, Ida Tarbell's passion for truth and knowledge is an 10 enduring legacy for the citizens of this Commonwealth and 11 deserves special recognition; therefore be it 12 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives declare November 13 3, 2001, as "Ida Tarbell Day" in Pennsylvania. J9L82DMS/20010H0343R2770 - 2 -