Women in Journalism - The Best of Nellie Bly - Nellie Bly - Bog

First published between 1887 and 1890, Women in Journalism - The Best of Nellie Bly is an insightful volume containing all of Elizabeth Cochrane Seaman's best journalistic works, including the famous exposé, Ten Days in a Mad-House.
Women in Journalism includes the most shocking and captivating reports that Elizabeth Cochrane Seaman wrote during her journalistic career. The pioneering columnist inspired a new era of journalism - girl stunt reporting. Many female journalists began to put themselves in the midst of the action, narrating their experiences in popular novel-like reports. Using this style of writing, Bly puts her readers in the midst of the adventure by providing first-hand accounts of her exploits.
From her time tracing the footsteps of Jules Verne's fictional character, Phileas Fogg, in Around the World in Seventy-Two Days to her account of real life inside a women's mental institution in Ten Days in a Mad-House, Bly tackles her work hands-on, focusing on revealing the often horrifying truth to her readers.
This volume encompasses the breadth of Nellie Bly's journalistic career, with its contents including:
- Elizabeth Cochrane
- Ten Days in a Mad-House
- Trying to Be a Servant
- Nellie Bly as a White Slave
- Six Months in Mexico
- Around the World in Seventy-Two Days
Read & Co. Books has republished Women in Journalism - The Best of Nellie Bly in this beautiful new edition as part of the Brilliant Women series. This imprint celebrates the trailblazing women in history by offering a unique insight into their work and legacies. This volume is not to be missed by collectors of Bly's work or lovers of immersive travel writing.