Nellie Bly

By briana0621

  • Nellie Bly is Born

    Nellie Bly, originally named Elizabeth Jane Cochran, is born in Pennsylvania.

  • Nellie Bly Enrolls in College

    At 15 years old, Bly goes to college at the State Normal School in Pennsylvania, but left after one term due to financial difficulties.

  • First Reporting Job

    After submitting a letter to the Pittsburgh Dispatch calling for more female opportunities in the workforce, Bly was hired by the newspaper editor as a reporter.

  • New Reporting Job at the New York World

    Nellie Bly wanted to work on more serious topics looking to steer towards both men and women. After landing a job with a well-known newspaper she was about to be given the assignment of a lifetime.

  • Ten Days in the Madhouse

    Bly began investigating the horrors of mental asylums. Faking mental illness to gain access, she had firsthand experience to the patients' treatments. "...Compelled to Disrobe in a Room While the Officers Peeked Through a Crack in the Wall...", this is from a firsthand account when Nellie Bly wrote her article about her experience in a madhouse.

  • Bly's Articles on New York

    After her madhouse exposé, Bly continued publishing articles to uncover crime in the city. This included state corruption, unethical agencies, and buying infants on the black market.

  • Around The World in 72 Days

    Nellie Bly set the world record for days traveled around the world. Passing her own expectations of 75 days, the country also followed her experience with the New York World publishing her updates.

  • Nellie Bly Marries

    Bly married millionaire Robert Seamen and took a break from journalism. With her husband passing in 1904, Bly took control of his iron and steel companies. After some time, the companies financials led to bankruptcy.

  • Reporting WWI

    Bly went back to reporting and investigative journalism to cover the events that took place during World War 1 from Europe.

  • Nellie Bly's Death

    Nellie Bly's journalistic legacy ends when she dies from pneumonia in 1922. A world renowned reporter wrote a day after her death that she was the greatest journalist in the United States.