Women in Journalism - The Best of Nellie Bly - Bly, Nellie
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First published between 1887 and 1890, Women in Journalism - The Best of Nellie Bly is an insightful volume containing all of Elizabeth Cochrane Seaman's best journalistic works, including the famous exposé, Ten Days in a Mad-House. Women in Journalism includes the most shocking and captivating reports that Elizabeth Cochrane Seaman wrote during her journalistic career. The pioneering columnist inspired a new era of journalism - girl stunt reporting. Many female journalists began to put themselves in the midst of the action, narrating their experiences in popular novel-like reports. Using this…mehr

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First published between 1887 and 1890, Women in Journalism - The Best of Nellie Bly is an insightful volume containing all of Elizabeth Cochrane Seaman's best journalistic works, including the famous exposé, Ten Days in a Mad-House. Women in Journalism includes the most shocking and captivating reports that Elizabeth Cochrane Seaman wrote during her journalistic career. The pioneering columnist inspired a new era of journalism - girl stunt reporting. Many female journalists began to put themselves in the midst of the action, narrating their experiences in popular novel-like reports. Using this style of writing, Bly puts her readers in the midst of the adventure by providing first-hand accounts of her exploits. From her time tracing the footsteps of Jules Verne's fictional character, Phileas Fogg, in Around the World in Seventy-Two Days to her account of real life inside a women's mental institution in Ten Days in a Mad-House, Bly tackles her work hands-on, focusing on revealing the often horrifying truth to her readers. This volume encompasses the breadth of Nellie Bly's journalistic career, with its contents including: - Elizabeth Cochrane - Ten Days in a Mad-House - Trying to Be a Servant - Nellie Bly as a White Slave - Six Months in Mexico - Around the World in Seventy-Two Days Read & Co. Books has republished Women in Journalism - The Best of Nellie Bly in this beautiful new edition as part of the Brilliant Women series. This imprint celebrates the trailblazing women in history by offering a unique insight into their work and legacies. This volume is not to be missed by collectors of Bly's work or lovers of immersive travel writing.
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Elizabeth Cochrane Seaman (1864-1922) was born Elizabeth Jane Cochran in Pennsylvania, USA. Better known by her pen name, Nellie Bly, the journalist's most famous works include the account of her record-breaking world trip, Around the World in Seventy-Two Days, and her mental institution exposé, Ten Days in a Mad-House, in which she went undercover to reveal the truth about the conditions of asylums. Bly was a pioneering writer, introducing the trend of stunt girl reporting.