Born May 5, 1864, Nellie Bly was the pen name of American journalist Elizabeth Cochrane Seaman.[2] She was also a writer, industrialist, inventor, and a charity worker who was widely known for her record-breaking trip around the world in 72 days, in emulation of Jules Verne's fictional character Phileas Fogg, and an exposé in which she faked insanity to study a mental institution from within.[3] She was a pioneer in her field, and launched a new kind of investigative journalism.[4]
Be sure to go listen to the tribute song on Google's page:
https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl
More about Nellie here:
http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/05/living/feat-google-doodle-nellie-bly-karen-o/
Nellie was one interesting lady. I wonder what she would be doing in the field of investigative journalism if she were alive today?
Be sure to go listen to the tribute song on Google's page:
https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl
More about Nellie here:
http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/05/living/feat-google-doodle-nellie-bly-karen-o/
Nellie was one interesting lady. I wonder what she would be doing in the field of investigative journalism if she were alive today?
