Nellie Bly
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| - | '''Nellie Bly''' (May 5, 1864 – January 27, 1922) was the [[pen name]] of American pioneer [[Women in journalism and media professions|female journalist]] '''Elizabeth Jane Cochran'''. She remains notable for two feats: a record-breaking [[circumnavigation|trip around the world]] in emulation of [[Jules Verne]]'s character Phileas Fogg, and an [[Exposé (journalism)|exposé]] in which she [[faked insanity]] to study a [[mental hospital|mental institution]] from within. In addition to her writing, she was also an [[industrialist]] and charity worker. | + | '''Nellie Bly''' (1864 – 1922) was an American writer notable for a record-breaking [[circumnavigation|trip around the world]] in emulation of [[Jules Verne]]'s character Phileas Fogg, and an [[Exposé (journalism)|exposé]] in which she [[faked insanity]] to study a [[mental hospital|mental institution]] from within. |
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| - | * [[Winifred Bonfils]], another pioneering female journalist | + | *[[Ten Days in a Mad-House]] |
| - | * ''[[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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Nellie Bly (1864 – 1922) was an American writer notable for 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.
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