Nellie Bly was an American journalist and women's advocate, renowned for her pioneering investigative journalism and her advocacy for women's rights in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. She is most famous for her 72-day trip around the world, which was inspired by Jules Verne's novel 'Around the World in Eighty Days'. Bly's undercover reporting exposed the harsh realities of institutions such as the Women's Lunatic Asylum on Blackwell's Island, leading to significant reforms. She was a pioneer for women in journalism and her work has had a lasting impact on the field.
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“ACCEPT PRAISE FOR ITS WORTH - POLITENESS. BE BRUTALLY FRANK WITH YOURSELF. IT'S SAFER.”
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Source: The Collected Works of Nellie Bly (Annotated)
Source: The Collected Works of Nellie Bly (Annotated)
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Source: The Collected Works of Nellie Bly (Annotated)
“Never having failed, I could not picture what failure meant.”
“I was too impatient to work at the usual duties assigned women on newspapers.”
Source: The Collected Works of Nellie Bly (Annotated)
“I have never written a word that did not come from my heart. I never shall.”
Source: Ten Days in a Mad-House
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Source: The Collected Works of Nellie Bly (Annotated)