Early in her life, she had seen her father, an oil producer and refiner, lose out in competition with Rockefeller. 아버지는 번영을 누리고 있었고, 그 결과 그녀의 가족은 들어본 적도 없는 사치를 누리고 있었습니다. All that came to an end and Tarbell never forgave Rockefeller.