Nellie Bly was the pen name of Elizabeth Jane Cochrane (1864-1922), an American journalist best known for her record-breaking trip around the world and her controversial undercover investigation of Bellevue Hospital's psychiatric facility.Jean M. Lutes is an associate professor of English and director of academics for Gender and Women's Studies at Villanova University.
"Absolutely fantastic...superb in its entirety"
--Maria Popova, Brain Pickings"A classic from one of the first
prominent female journalists in America."
--Kathryn Schulz, New York Magazine "Splendid...The only thing
unbelievable about Nellie Bly is that it's taken this long for her
work to be recognized--and with a life story this rich, where is
the biopic? Thanks to this new collection at least, Bly's life work
will be accessible for a whole new world of readers."
--The Daily Beast
"From the start, Bly is a natural writer. Her voice is caustic and
confident, lilting effortlessly between the gush and private wonder
of a schoolgirl's diary and the rigor of the most celebrated
political reporters of her time. "
--The New Inquiry
"If you've never read any of 19th-century journalist Nellie
Bly's work, this is the place to start. And if you're a longtime
fan of the first 'girl stunt reporter, ' this is definitely a tome
worth adding to your library.... [Bly] made indelible observations
about a woman's place in the world that are no less valuable today
than they were 150 years ago."
--Bust Magazine "The editing is outstanding, providing the
backstory for this important but all too often neglected figure in
American journalism."
--Huntington News
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