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1) Ten days a madwoman: the daring life and turbulent times of the original "girl" reporter, Nellie Bly
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.1 - AR Pts: 5
Physical Desc
136 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"A biography of Nellie Bly, the pioneering journalist whose showy but substantive stunts skyrocketed her to fame"--
Nellie Bly had ambitious goals for a woman at the end of the nineteenth century, when the few female journalists were relegated to writing columns about cleaning or fashion. The journalistic stunt that skyrocketed her to fame was feigning insanity, being committed to the notorious asylum on Blackwell's Island, and writing a shocking...
2) Nellie Bly
Author
Series
Publisher
Philomel
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
55 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
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Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
107 pages : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Known for her extraordinary and record-breaking trip around the world and her undercover investigation of a mental institution, Nellie Bly was one of the first female investigative reporters in the United States and a pioneer in the field of journalism"--
Author
Series
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2009]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
1150L
Physical Desc
64 pages : illustrations, maps ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
The life story of this daring news reporter, globetrotter, and advocate for women's rights is presented chronologically from birth to death.
Author
Publisher
Knopf
Pub. Date
[2003]
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
970L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations, color maps ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Introduces the life of Nellie Bly who, as a "stunt reporter" for the New York World newspaper in the late 1800s, championed women's rights and traveled around the world faster than anyone ever had.
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