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Elizabeth Cochrane Seaman (born Elizabeth Jane Cochran; May 5, 1864 – January 27, 1922), better known by her pen name Nellie Bly, was an American journalist who was widely known for her record-breaking trip around the world in 72 days in emulation of Jules Verne's fictional character Phileas Fogg, and for an exposé in which she worked undercover to report on a mental institution from within ...
Nellie Bly; Coralie Blythe; George Boldt; Robert W. Bonynge; Emma Booth, involved with the Salvation Army; Gail Borden; Bostwick family; Anne Lynch Botta; William V. Brady, Mayor of New York City; Josephine Brandell; Boris Brasol; Herbert Brenon; Benjamin Bristow; Addison Brown; Henry Bruckner, Bronx Borough President; Charles Waldron Buckley
Elizabeth Bisland Wetmore (February 11, 1861 – January 6, 1929) was an American journalist and author, perhaps now best known for her 1889–1890 race around the world against Nellie Bly, which drew worldwide attention. The majority of her writings were literary works.
The portrait of Nellie Bly as a young woman is cast in silver bronze. The other faces, cast in bronze and portrayed in broken sections, include an Asian-American woman, an African-American woman, a young girl, and an older LGBTQ woman. These women are not specific people from Bly's life, but are inspired by women in the artist's life. [10]
The epilogue reveals that Nellie's work led to sweeping mental health reform, including the closing of the Women's Lunatic Asylum. Nellie continued to work as a journalist until her death in 1922. In 1998, Nellie was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame under her actual name, Elizabeth Jane Cochrane, as "Nellie Bly" is a pen name. [2]
Nellie Bly (1887). Ten Days in a Mad-House. New York: Norman L. Munro. Published with "Miscellaneous Sketches: Trying to be a Servant", and "Nellie Bly as a White Slave". Ten Days in a Mad-House at Project Gutenberg; Audio book at Project Gutenberg; Ten Days in a Madhouse public domain audiobook at LibriVox; Ten Days in a Mad-House at IMDb
The Octagon is the last remnant of the hospital, and after many years of decay and two fires, was close to ruin. After restoration, it has now been incorporated into the adjacent buildings to create a large apartment complex. Mistreatment of patients at the asylum was the center of the exposé by Nellie Bly in her 1887 book Ten Days in a Mad-House.
Robert Livingston Seaman (1822 – March 11, 1904) was an American industrialist who was the husband of investigative journalist Elizabeth Jane Cochran (better known as Nellie Bly).