The Captivating Life of a 19th Century Feminist
Nellie Bly Paves the Way for the Truthtellers of Serious Journalism
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7 min readNov 21, 2020
Leading the Way
Prior to Nellie’s pioneering days of journalism, she was known as only Elizabeth Jane Cochran. When she began a career in journalism in 1885 her editor chose the name “Nellie Bly” because during that period of time it…
