Nellie was born on may 5, 1864 in a suburb of pittsburgh, pa. Nellie bly was a subject of season 2 episode 5 of the west wing. Buy the complete works of nellie bly by bly, nellie from amazons fiction books store. Nellie bly was known for her pioneering journalism, including her 1887 expose on the conditions of asylum patients at blackwells island in new york city and her report of her 72day trip around.
Nellie bly was born elizabeth jane cochran on may 5, 1864. Here are ten facts that describes her life and work. Nellie bly new york world nellie bly asks this question of police court prisoners. This guide compiles links to digital materials related to nellie bly that are available throughout the library of congress web site. More than a halfcentury before gonzo journalism was a figment in hunter s. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. Feigning insanity in order to reveal asylum horrors the mystery of central park nellie bly may 5, 1864 january 27, 1922 was the pen name of american journalist. Cochrane was renowned for her reportage of social justice issues which were considered controversial at the time, and her willingness to undertake daredevil undercover investigations, which famously included getting herself committed to an insane asylum so she could report on. A pioneer for womens rights by cindy grigg 1 caption. A firsthand account of life at bellevue hospital on blackwells island in 1887.
Ten days in a madhouse is blys expose of the asylum. Blys extraordinary life of reporting and adventure, illustrated. Nellie bly, whose given name was elizabeth jane cochran, was a pioneer of investigative journalism. Nellie bly board game board game about nellie blys trip around the world in 188990, from the world, january 26, 1890. After her response was published in the dispatch in 1880, the editor, george madden, tracked her. A firsthand account of life at bellevue hospital on blackwells island in 1887 nellie bly. In 1887, nellie bly accepted an assignment from publisher joseph pulitzer of the new york world and went undercover at the lunatic. In 1887, nellie bly stormed into the office of the new york world, one of the leading. It was initially published as a series of articles for the new york world. Nellie blys book around the world in seventytwo days language. Nellie invented undercover investigative reporting. The story created shockwaves throughout the country and caused reform in mental hospitals. For more about love o mike and nellie bly s story, take a look at the girl puzzle, available to pre order now from crooked cat books. Her writings chiefly revolved around the plight of women.
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Nellie bly is the pen name of the american investigative newspaper reporter elizabeth cochrane seaman 18641922. Born elizabeth cochran, she only had enough money to attend one term of boarding school. Nellie bly real name elizabeth jane seaman nee cochran was a phenomenon of late 19th century, early 20th century american journalism. The digital collections of the library of congress contain a wide variety of material associated with nellie bly 18641922, including newspaper articles, photographs, and books. The incomparable nellie bly was a stunt reporter for the new york world magazine from the late 1890s through the early 1900s. Nellie bly of the new york world undercover reporting. Learn more about nellie bly and school programs and. Blys articles about her time in the insane asylum on blackwells island in a sixpart series. Elizabeth jane cochran was born in cochrans mills, pennsylvania on may 5, 1864. American journalist elizabeth jane cochran, born in pennsylvania on may 5, 1864, and died in new york city on january 27, 1922, used the pen name nellie bly. Elizabeth cochrane seaman better known by her pen name nellie bly, was an american. Nellie bly skip to main search results amazon prime. She was to commit herself to one of the lunatic asylums and write a plain and unvarnished narrative of the treatment of the patients therein. It is easy to get in, but once there it is impossible to get out.
Born as elizabeth jane cochran, nellie bly, as a teenager, changed her name to elizabeth cochrane. A biography of nellie blys life with excellent images from the different countries that she visited on her aroundtheworld trip. She spends a day at jefferson market court and jail june 17, 1888 the infamy of the park nellie bly new york world august 5, 1888 nellie bly goes undercover to investigate the man in central park. List of books and articles about nellie bly elizabeth. She arrived in jersey city, the official finish line, to massive crowds of people cheering her on. Nellie bly was given the assignment by her editor to have herself committed to an insane asylum in new york with a view to writing a plain and unvarnished narrative of the treatment of patients therein and the methods of management. Her twopart series in october 1887 was a sensation, effectively launching the. Nellie bly biography facts, childhood, family life. Nellie bly may 5, 1864 january 27, 1922 was the pen name of american journalist elizabeth jane cochrane. Books by bly, nellie sorted by popularity project gutenberg books by bly, nellie sorted by popularity. Ten days in a madhouse is a book by american journalist nellie bly. While there, bly experienced firsthand the shocking abuse and neglect of its inmates, from inedible food to horrifyingly unsanitary conditions.
Nellie bly was born as elizabeth jane cochran on may 5, 1864 in cochrans mills, armstrong county, pennsylvania, to a mill worker michael cochran and his wife. Nellie is also known for a recordbreaking trip around the world. Around the world in seventytwo days and other writings by. Nellie s famous undercover trip into the blackwells island insane asylum. Thompsons imagination, newspaper writer nellie bly was living it. She was born in pennsylvania in 1864 on the 5th of may. Traveling around the world in 72 days and investigative reporting on a mental institution. Prior to 1887, she feigned insanity in order to go undercover and investigate first hand the treatment of the women in. In 1887, bly relocated to new york city and began working for the new york. Kroeger could have included industrialist and inventor in that subtitle. Nellie bly may 5, 1864 january 27, 1922 american journalist nellie bly quotes nellie bly books nellie bly focused her attention on womens rights issues. The nellie bly book series by carol mccleary includes books the alchemy of murder, the illusion of murder, the formula for murder, and several more. In a quest to beat the time of phileas fogg, the fictional hero of jules vernes 1873 novel around the world in eighty days, she embarked on a circumnavigation of the globe by boat. Her goal was to uncover the deplorable living conditions, and terrible treatments from the staff.
Ten days in a madhouse is a book by newspaper reporter nellie bly. She once faked insanity in order to do an investigative report on mental institutions. The worlds most famous reporter, the intrepid nellie bly, teams up with science fiction genius jules verne, the notorious wit and outrageous rogue oscar wilde, and the greatest microbehunter in. Around the world in seventytwo days and other writings ebook written by nellie bly. Elizabeth cochran seaman born elizabeth jane cochran. Ten days in a madhouse nellie bly, clean bright classics on. Ten days in a madhouse was published as a series of articles in the new york world during 1887.
Nellie bly has 26 books on goodreads with 35318 ratings. Books by nellie bly author of ten days in a madhouse. Ten days in a madhouse by nellie bly free at loyal books. May 5,1864 originally named elizabeth jane cochran, nellie bly was born. Elizabeth jane cochran was born may 5, 1864, in cochrans mills, now part of.
January 27, 1922 in new york, new york best known for. A wonderful person that sticks up for people in need did you know. Famously, bly traveled across the world in 72 days. Unable to maintain the land or their house, the family moved. Smart news keeping you current nellie blys recordbreaking trip around the world was, to her surprise, a race in 1889, the intrepid journalist under took her voyage, mainly by steamship and. She was not the first female reporter and lived long enough to be considered quaint and outdated by the new breed of women that inhabited the newsrooms of the 1920s. In the end, bly managed her trip in 72 days, six hours, and 11 minutes, completely smashing the fictional foggs record. In 1887, 23yearold reporter nellie bly had herself com. For the duration of her trip, nellie bly was the most famous person in america.
See more ideas about nellie bly, women in history and history. Nellie bly books list of books by author nellie bly. Bly later compiled the articles into a book, being published by ian l. The insane asylum on blackwells island is a human rattrap. One of blys earliest assignments was to author a piece detailing the.
Nellie blymaking news, on level individual reader grade 2 by harcourt school publishers and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Her mother also remarried but later divorced due to abuse. Around the world in seventytwo days six months in mexico ten days in a madhouse. Now audiences everywhere have a chance to meet the famous daredevil reporter from 1890 who. Nellie blys ten days in a madhouse undercover reporting. May 5, 1864 january 27, 1922, better known by her pen name nellie bly, was an american journalist, industrialist, inventor, and charity worker who was widely known for her recordbreaking trip around the world in 72 days, in emulation of jules vernes fictional character phileas fogg, and an expose in which she worked undercover to.
Nellie bly pioneer for women in journalism discover laura. A victim of personal hardship growing up, nellie bly specialized in stories of the downtrodden, especially indigent women and children. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read. In 1887, nellie bly had herself committed to the notorious blackwells island insane asylum in new york city with the goal of discovering what life was like for its patients. Before reading this book, all i knew about nellie bly was that it was the name of an amusement park on the water side of the belt parkway in brooklyn, between coney island and fort hamilton. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. In 1887, an ambitious journalist named nellie bly went on an undercover assignment to disclose the mistreatment of women at the womens lunatic asylum on blackwells island. Project gutenberg offers 60,662 free ebooks for kindle, ipad, nook, android, and iphone. Her provocative reporting style changed the face of women in journalism forever. Nellie bly 1864 1922 in 1887 nellie bly, one of the first female newspaper writers, and a young reporter who would soon go on to make a career for herself as an investigative journalist and stunt reporter, had herself committed to the blackwells island insane asylum in new york. Nellie bly was known for her pioneering journalism, including her 1887.