Nellie Bly
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Nellie Bly was a pioneering American journalist and investigative reporter famed for her undercover exposés and record-setting trip around the world in 72 days.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
feminist
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human ⓘ investigative reporter ⓘ journalist ⓘ suffragist ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Elizabeth Cochran Seaman
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Elizabeth Jane Cochrane ⓘ |
| birthName | Elizabeth Jane Cochran ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York City
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surface form:
Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York, United States
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| causeOfDeath | pneumonia ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1864-05-05 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1922-01-27 ⓘ |
| dateOfMarriage | 1895 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
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surface form:
Indiana Normal School (Indiana University of Pennsylvania predecessor)
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| employer |
New York World
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Pittsburgh Dispatch ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Irish American ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
investigative journalism
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muckraking ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
investigative reporting practices
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women in journalism ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Around the World in Seventy-Two Days
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surface form:
Around the World in Eighty Days
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| knownFor |
exposé of conditions at Blackwell's Island Insane Asylum
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record-setting trip around the world in 72 days ⓘ undercover investigative journalism ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
helped prompt reforms in mental health institutions
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one of the first female investigative reporters in the United States ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Around the World in Seventy-Two Days
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Six Months in Mexico ⓘ Ten Days in a Mad-House ⓘ |
| occupation |
journalist
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reporter ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Cochran's Mills, Pennsylvania, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
New York City
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surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
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| pseudonym | Nellie Bly ⓘ |
| publisherOf |
New York World
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surface form:
The New York World (travel series)
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| residence |
New York City
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surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ⓘ
surface form:
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
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| spouse | Robert Seaman ⓘ |
| subjectOf | biographies about Nellie Bly ⓘ |
| tripDuration | 72 days ⓘ |
| tripEndDate | 1890-01-25 ⓘ |
| tripStartDate | 1889-11-14 ⓘ |
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