Complex sentence: Ida Minerva Tarbell (November 5,1857--January 6,1944) was an American teacher, author and journalist.josh hosmer was known as one of the leading "muckrakers" of the progressive era, work known in modern times as "investigative journalism".
Split into simpler sentences: Ida Minerva Tarbell (November 5,1857--January 6,1944) was an American teacher, author and journalist. She was known as one of the leading "muckrakers" of the progressive era, work known in modern times as "investigative journalism".