What’s the craziest thing you’ve ever done to impress your boss?
Have you gotten yourself admitted to a secure mental health facility in order to expose the horrible conditions within and spark a major reform of said facilities?
No? That’s okay. We haven’t either, but hot-shot journalist Nellie Bly did.
This week, we hear about the fabulous women’s rights correspondent and record-breaking traveller.
What a legend. Enjoy.
About this podcast:
Fierce Females of History is a dive into the stories of awesome women through history you should know about.
A quick disclaimer: we’re journalists, not historians, but we do love our history. Tune in every week as one of our three hosts shares the story of one woman.
Hosts:
Talissa Bazaz (@talissabazaz)
Erin Ramsay (@erin_ramsay)
Lucy Dean (@lucyintheskywithcarbon)
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Curious to know more about Nellie?
Do you, like Nellie, have an insatiable thirst for the truth? Cool!
Here’s where Lucy got her info.
Ten Days in a Madhouse: The Woman Who Got Herself Committed
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/29734/ten-days-madhouse-woman-who-got-herself-committed
Biography of Nellie Bly, Investigative Journalist, World Traveler
https://www.thoughtco.com/nellie-bly-biography-3528562
Ten Days In a Mad-House. BY NELLIE BLY.
http://digital.library.upenn.edu/women/bly/madhouse/madhouse.html
PHINEAS FOGG OUTDONE.
https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=DAC18900122.2.47&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------1
Nellie Bly, Girl Reporter : Daredevil journalist. Shameless promoter. She made it possible, her biographer says, for women ‘to play like the boys.’
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-03-28-vw-39454-story.html
Nellie Bly 1864-1922 By Arlisha R. Norwood, NWHM Fellow | 2017
https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/nellie-bly
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