TY  - BOOK
AB  - Young Nellie Bly had ambitious goals, especially for a woman at the end of the nineteenth century, when the few female journalists were relegated to writing columns about cleaning or fashion. But fresh off a train from Pittsburgh, Nellie knew she was destined for more and pulled a major journalistic stunt that skyrocketed her to fame: feigning insanity, being committed to the notorious asylum on Blackwell's Island, and writing a shocking exposé of the clinic's horrific treatment of its patients. Nellie Bly became a household name as the world followed her enthralling career in "stunt" journalism that raised awareness of political corruption, poverty, and abuses of human rights. Leading an uncommonly full life, Nellie circled the globe in a record seventy-two days and brought home a pet monkey before marrying an aged millionaire and running his company after his death.
AU  - Noyes, Deborah,
CN  - PN4874.C59
CN  - PN4874.C59
ID  - 1373376
KW  - Women journalists
KW  - Women explorers
KW  - Investigative reporting
KW  - Sensationalism in journalism
KW  - Voyages around the world
KW  - Journalists
KW  - Women journalists
KW  - Women
LA  - Text in English.
N2  - Young Nellie Bly had ambitious goals, especially for a woman at the end of the nineteenth century, when the few female journalists were relegated to writing columns about cleaning or fashion. But fresh off a train from Pittsburgh, Nellie knew she was destined for more and pulled a major journalistic stunt that skyrocketed her to fame: feigning insanity, being committed to the notorious asylum on Blackwell's Island, and writing a shocking exposé of the clinic's horrific treatment of its patients. Nellie Bly became a household name as the world followed her enthralling career in "stunt" journalism that raised awareness of political corruption, poverty, and abuses of human rights. Leading an uncommonly full life, Nellie circled the globe in a record seventy-two days and brought home a pet monkey before marrying an aged millionaire and running his company after his death.
SN  - 9780803740174
SN  - 0803740174
SN  - 9780147508744
SN  - 0147508746
T1  - Ten days a madwoman :the daring life and turbulent times of the original "girl" reporter, Nellie Bly /
TI  - Ten days a madwoman :the daring life and turbulent times of the original "girl" reporter, Nellie Bly /
ER  -