Nellie Bly
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Nellie Bly (May 5, 1864 – January 27, 1922) was the pen name of American pioneer female journalist Elizabeth Jane Cochran. She remains notable for two feats: a record-breaking trip around the world in emulation of Jules Verne's character Phileas Fogg, and an exposé in which she faked insanity to study a mental institution from within. In addition to her writing, she was also an industrialist and charity worker.
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See also
- Undercover journalism
- Winifred Bonfils, another pioneering female journalist
- Bicho de Sete Cabeças, 2001 Brazilian film about life in a mental hospital
- Rosenhan experiment, 1970s, being sane in an insane place
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