Nellie bly

Discover the remarkable life of Nellie Bly, a pioneering journalist and adventurer. Explore her groundbreaking investigations and learn how she defied societal norms to make a lasting impact.
Bly, Nellie, pseudonym of Elizabeth Cochrane, American journalist whose around-the-world race against a fictional record brought her world renown. The World Race, Race Around The World, Her World, Nellie Bly, Elizabeth Jane, Cochran, Extraordinary Women, Cinema, Newsies

Nellie Bly, pseudonym of Elizabeth Cochrane, also spelled Cochran, (born May 5, 1864, Cochran’s Mills, Pennsylvania, U.S.—died January 27, 1922, New York, New York), American journalist whose around-the-world race against a fictional record brought her world renown. Elizabeth Cochran (she later added a final “e” to Cochran) received scant formal schooling. She began her career in 1885 in her native Pennsylvania as a reporter for the Pittsburgh Dispatch, to which she had sent an angry letter…

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