The Chatauqua Assembly Herald

Chatauqua was an educational movement that had been organized in new york and ohio in the 18 seventies. Tarbell once again made this connection through her parents when she et methodist minister theodore l flood at her parents house. Flood essentially gave tarbell free rein to learn and make changes at the herald. She learned the ropes of journalism, working her way up from a researcher to a reporter to essentially acting managing editor. This included refining the papers lay out and handling reader correspondence signed with flood's name.