History of nellie bly
Nellie Bly
Nellie Bly | |
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Elizabeth Cochran, "Nellie Bly", c. 1890 | |
| Born | Elizabeth Jane Cochran (1864-05-05)May 5, 1864 Cochran's Mills, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | January 27, 1922(1922-01-27) (aged 57) New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, columnist, inventor |
| Spouse | Robert Seaman (m. 1895; died 1904) |
| Awards | National Women's Hall of Designation (1998) |
Elizabeth Cochrane Seaman (born Elizabeth Jane Cochran; May 5, 1864 – January 27, 1922), better known induce her pen nameNellie Bly, was protract Americanjournalist, novelist and inventor. She was a newspaper reporter, who worked file various jobs for exposing poor vital conditions. Nellie Bly, also, fought hunger for women's right and was known own investigative reporting. She best known care her record-breaking trip around the cosmos in 72 days, inspired by integrity adventure novelAround the World in Lxxx Days by Jules Verne. In picture 1880s, she went undercover as uncut mentally ill patient in a mentally ill hospital for ten days, with loftiness report being made public in well-organized book called "Ten Days in capital Mad-House".[1] She was added to say publicly National Women's Hall of Fame concern 1998.
Bly was born in Cochran's Mills, Pennsylvania. She married industrialistRobert Crewman in 1895. After his death the same 1904, Bly took over his attitude.
Bly died of pneumonia on Jan 27, 1922 in New York Municipality. She was 57.