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Nellie Bly
Nellie Bly was the pen name of Elizabeth Cochran Seaman…
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Hello! My real name was Elizabeth, but you can call me Nellie Bly. I was born a long time ago, in the year 1864. When I was a little girl, I loved to ask questions. I wanted to know everything! I decided that when I grew up, I would be a writer and share important stories with the world.
I wanted to help people who couldn't speak for themselves. In 1887, I pretended to be sick so I could go into a big hospital called an asylum. I saw that people there were not being treated kindly. I wrote a story about it, and because of my story, things got much better for them! Another time, in 1889, I had a race against a storybook character to see if I could travel all around the world in less than 80 days. I rode on boats, trains, and even donkeys! I did it in just 72 days!
I showed everyone that women could be brave reporters and have amazing adventures. I loved using my words to help others and tell true stories. I lived to be 57 years old, and people still remember me today as a girl who wasn't afraid to ask questions and change the world.
Nellie Bly
Hello! My real name was Elizabeth, but you can call me Nellie Bly. I was born a long time ago, in the year 1864. When I was a little girl, I loved to ask questions. I wanted to know everything! I decided that when I grew up, I would be a writer and share important stories with the world.
I wanted to help people who couldn't speak for themselves. In 1887, I pretended to be sick so I could go into a big hospital called an asylum. I saw that people there were not being treated kindly. I wrote a story about it, and because of my story, things got much better for them! Another time, in 1889, I had a race against a storybook character to see if I could travel all around the world in less than 80 days. I rode on boats, trains, and even donkeys! I did it in just 72 days!
I showed everyone that women could be brave reporters and have amazing adventures. I loved using my words to help others and tell true stories. I lived to be 57 years old, and people still remember me today as a girl who wasn't afraid to ask questions and change the world.
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Nellie Bly was the pen name of Elizabeth Cochran Seaman, a pioneering American journalist known for her record-breaking trip around the world in 72 days and her undercover exposé on the conditions of a mental institution.
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