Nellie Bly
Journalist
Notable Achievement
Around the world in 72 days pioneer
Biography
Elizabeth Cochrane Seaman, better known by her pen name Nellie Bly, was an American journalist 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 for an exposé in which she worked undercover to report on a mental institution from within. She pioneered her field and launched a new kind of investigative journalism.
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Birthday Date
Nellie Bly was born on May 5