Ida Tarbell, American journalist, author, reformer, and educator (died 1944)

Ida Minerva Tarbell was an American writer, investigative journalist, biographer, and lecturer. She was one of the leading muckrakers and reformers of the Progressive Era of the late 19th and early 20th centuries and was a pioneer of investigative journalism.

November 5 is the 309th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 56 days remain until the end of the year.