American History Magazine: Nellie Bly: Crusading Troublemaker, February 2018

BY LIESL BRADNER
FEBRUARY 2018 • AMERICAN HISTORY MAGAZINE

Journalism took pioneering female reporter undercover and around the world in 72 days

NELLIE BLY STARED into the mirror, working hard on looking mad. “I had read how crazy people have staring, far-away eyes so I opened mine as wide as possible and stared unblinking at my own reflection,” she wrote later. “Wintery chills ran up and down my back in very mockery of the perspiration which was slowly but surely taking the curl out of my bangs.” READ MORE

This column was originally published in the February 2018 issue of American History magazine. Subscribe here.