NPR Pays Tribute to Pioneering Female Journalist Nellie Bly
To mark the birthday of the one-and-only Nellie Bly, born May 5, 1864 in Burell Township, PA, NPR’s Morning Edition today welcomed Jean Marie Lutes, editor of a brand new compilation of Bly’s articles.
The pen-named Ms. Bly, born Elizabeth Jane Cochrane, was most famous for a pair of extended assignments: ten days undercover as a crazy person in a New York area mental asylum and 72 days spanning the globe for a Phileas Fogg-worthy trip.
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