Women in Journalism - The Best of Nellie Bly

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 expose, 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 DaysRead & 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.