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Nellie Bly

1867-1922

On January 27, 1922, Elizabeth Cochrane died. Elizabeth a! better "non a! Nellie Bly, #ir!t o$ano# the ne!. %he anted to be a ne!&a&er re&orter durin' a ti$e hen the only re&orter! ere $en.

(he editor o# the )itt!bur'h *i!&atch #inally 'a+e Elizabeth the chance !he had ho&ed #or, the

chance to be a ne!&a&er re&orter. e al!o 'a+e her the na$e Nellie Bly.n 1887, Nellie beca$e a re&orter #or the Ne or" /orld. er !torie! ere r itten about the

thin'! that !he e0&erienced. Nellie Bly beca$e a re&orter #or the Ne or" /orld. er !torie! ere

ritten about the thin'! that !he e0&erienced. Nellie Bly once &retended to be a thie#. %he anted tobe cau'ht !o !he could learn ho the &olice treated o$en &ri!oner!. nother ti$e, Nellie 'ot a ob in

a #actory. %he anted to rite about the terrible or"in' condition!.

Nellie Bly al!o &retended to be crazy. %he anted to be loc"ed u& in a $ental ho!&ital !o herreader! could under!tand hat terrible condition! the $entally ill #aced. 3any o# the condition! that

Nellie #ound in the $ental ho!&ital ere i$&ro+ed becau!e o# the !torie! !he rote.

n No+e$ber, 1889, Nellie Bly be'an another one o# her e0citin' ad+enture!. (hi! ti$e, Nellie

anted to #ind out i# !he could tra+el around the orld in le!! than 84 day!. boo" titled round the /orld in Ei'hty *ay! a! +ery &o&ular in thi! country. t i! a !tory

about a $an ho tra+eled around the orld in 8- day! u!t to in a bet. Nellie anted to beat that ti$e.

On January 25, 1894, !he returned #ro$ her tri& around the orld. %he co$&leted the tri& in 72day!, 6 hour!, and 11 $inute!. %he had beaten the ti$e in the boo" by a little $ore than a ee".

Nellie Bly a! truly one o# $erica! 'reat re&orter!.

Nellie Bly ue!tion!

1. /hat a! Nellie Bly! real na$eEli!abet

2. Nellie anted to be hat Ne! &a&er re&orter

. /hy a! it di##icult #or her to 'et the "ind # ob !he antedBecau!e it a! only $en.:. #ter or"in' #or the )itt!bur'h *i!&atch, Nellie beca$e a re&orter #or hich ne!&a&er(he ne

yor".

5. Nellie &retended to be a thie# becau!e !he anted to rite about hat (he &eo&le ho ere&rizuner!

6. /hat did Nellie learn by or"in' in a #actory %he learnd about &eo&le condiction

7. /hat ha&&ened at $ental ho!&ital! a#ter !he rote !torie! about the$ %he !a &eo&le condition!8. Nellie anted to do hat a#ter readin' the boo" around the /orld in Ei'hty *ay!%he anted to

tra+ol around the orld.

9. By ho $uch did Nellie beat the ti$e in the boo" 6 hour14. On hat date did Nellie Bly die Jenuerey 27.

;e!earch< Chec" a ne!&a&er. =ind a !tory ritten by a o$an. /rite her na$e.