Nellie Bly

Elizabeth Cochran Seaman^[1] (May 5, 1864^[2] – 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 an exposé in which she worked undercover to report on a mental institution from within.^[3] She was a pioneer in her field, and launched a new kind of investigative journalism.^[4] Bly was also a writer, industrialist, inventor, and a charity worker.

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