November 5: TODAY'S INSPIRING WOMEN

Shirley Chisolm

Today in 1968, Shirley Chisolm became the first African American woman elected to Congress.

Ida Tarbell, an investigative reporter who wrote expose on Standard Oil that led to federal investigation and break-up of the company, was born today in 1857.

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Learn more about the life of Ida Tarbell.