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Ten Days a Madwoman: The Daring Life and Turbulent Times of the Original "Girl" Reporter, Nellie Bly

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Ten Days a Madwoman: The Daring Life and Turbulent Times of the Original "Girl" Reporter, Nellie Bly

The compelling and true story of how one truly dedicated journalist admitted herself to an asylum to write a groundbreaking exposÂ©.Â
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Young Nellie Bly had ambitious goals, especially for a woman at the end of the nineteenth century, when the few female journalists were relegated to writing columns about cleaning or fashion. But fresh off a train from Pittsburgh, Nellie knew she was destined for more and pulled a major journalistic stunt that skyrocketed her to fame: feigning insanity, being committed to the notorious asylum on Blackwell's Island, and writing a shocking exposÂ© of the clinicâ‚¬s horrific treatment of its patients.
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Nellie Bly became a household name and raised awareness of political corruption, poverty, and abuses of human rights. Leading an uncommonly full life, Nellie circled the globe in a record seventy-two days and brought home a pet monkey before marrying an aged millionaire and running his company after his death.
Country USA
Brand Puffin
Manufacturer Puffin Books
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780147508744
Color Black
ReleaseDate 2017-02-07
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780147508744

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