Nellie Bly Research Paper
What do you think it would be like as a woman to live in the 18 to 1900’s, and travel the world in seventy two days?
Elizabeth Jane Cochran was born on May 5,1922 in Cochran, Pennsylvania. She was born to Mary Jane Cochran and Michael Cochran. When Elizabeth Jane was younger she used to wear pink dresses most of the time, that is how she received the nickname “Pinky.” When she was sixteen years of age Elizabeth Jane legally changed her name to Nellie Bly. At age six Nellie Bly’s father died so, she had to work many odd jobs to help support her family financially. She had to work these odd jobs because it was hard of women at the time to get jobs either that job did not accept women or it did not pay very much. She eventually had to stop for …show more content…
She reported that the conditions were terrible. You would need to sit on a bench for hours without doing anything including talking. The patients were forced into ice baths and abused by the nurses. The facility was filthy itself it was dirty and filled with many rodents such a rats. (https://www.britannica.com/biography/Nellie-Bly)
When she was 16 she read an article called ‘What Girls Are Good For’ by, Erasmus Wilson. The article upset her so, she wrote a letter to Wilson explaining why she was upset. Wilson was astonished by how well the letter was written that he offered her a job, as a reporter! (https://www.biography.com/people/nellie-bly-9216680) (http://mentalfloss.com/article/63759/story-launched-nellie-blys-famed-journalism-career)
In 1888, Nellie Bly wanted to write an article about her race around the world. Hoping to beat the former record of 80 days set by Jules Verne. On November 14, 1889 she embarked on the ship Augusta Victoria. And, on January 25, 1890 she set foot in New Jersey to publish her new book, “Around The World in 72 Days.”
Elizabeth Jane Cochran was born on May 5,1922 in Cochran, Pennsylvania. She was born to Mary Jane Cochran and Michael Cochran. When Elizabeth Jane was younger she used to wear pink dresses most of the time, that is how she received the nickname “Pinky.” When she was sixteen years of age Elizabeth Jane legally changed her name to Nellie Bly. At age six Nellie Bly’s father died so, she had to work many odd jobs to help support her family financially. She had to work these odd jobs because it was hard of women at the time to get jobs either that job did not accept women or it did not pay very much. She eventually had to stop for …show more content…
She reported that the conditions were terrible. You would need to sit on a bench for hours without doing anything including talking. The patients were forced into ice baths and abused by the nurses. The facility was filthy itself it was dirty and filled with many rodents such a rats. (https://www.britannica.com/biography/Nellie-Bly)
When she was 16 she read an article called ‘What Girls Are Good For’ by, Erasmus Wilson. The article upset her so, she wrote a letter to Wilson explaining why she was upset. Wilson was astonished by how well the letter was written that he offered her a job, as a reporter! (https://www.biography.com/people/nellie-bly-9216680) (http://mentalfloss.com/article/63759/story-launched-nellie-blys-famed-journalism-career)
In 1888, Nellie Bly wanted to write an article about her race around the world. Hoping to beat the former record of 80 days set by Jules Verne. On November 14, 1889 she embarked on the ship Augusta Victoria. And, on January 25, 1890 she set foot in New Jersey to publish her new book, “Around The World in 72 Days.”