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Nellie Bly

American journalist.

Born May 5th, 1864 in Burrell Township.

Died January 27th, 1922 at 57 years old in New York City (pneumonia).

Occupations
journalist, novelist, suffragist, writer
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On January 27, 1922, pioneering journalist Nellie Bly (born Elizabeth Cochrane) passed away at 57 years of age. She rose to fame with her work for the Pittsburgh Dispatch as a foreign correspondent and investigative reporter. The writings of her early career drew attention to the abuses of the asylum system, the horrific crowding of immigrant communities, and the dangerous working conditions of the steel industry. Providing a new measure of success for women in the journalism industry, Bly made history in 1889 with her record-breaking race around the world in 72 days, a feat that was inclu

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