Nellie Bly
Nellie Bly was an American writer, journalist, novelist, inventor, suffragist and entrepreneur (1864–1922). She was born at Burrell Township and died at New York City.
Also recorded as Elly Cochran; Elizabeth Cochran Seaman; Elizabeth Cochran; Elizabeth Cochrane Seaman; Elizabeth Cochrane; Elizabeth Jane Cochran Seaman.
Nellie Bly in brief
- Born
- 1864
- Died
- 1922
- Known for
- writer, journalist, novelist, inventor, suffragist, entrepreneur, newspaperperson and traveler
- Place of birth
- Burrell Township
Contents
Identity and origins
Nellie Bly was recorded at birth as Elizabeth Jane Cochran. She also worked under the name Nellie Bly. The authorities additionally record the headings Elly Cochran, Elizabeth Cochran Seaman, Elizabeth Cochran, Elizabeth Cochrane Seaman and Elizabeth Cochrane. Her recorded language was English.
She married Robert Seaman.
Career and activity
Nellie Bly worked in opinion journalism, creative and professional writing, discoveries and inventions, charity and circumnavigation.
She worked at New York City and Roosevelt Island.
Catalogued works
20 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, Open Library and The Art Institute of Chicago. Their recorded dates run from 1890 to 1996.
Around the World in Seventy-Two Days. Six Months in Mexico. Ten Days in a Mad-House. Around the World in Seventy-Two Days and Other Writings. The Race Around the World (The Lakeside Classics). Around the World in 72 Days. New York by Night. Miscellanous Sketches. Ten Days in a Mad-House by Nellie Bly Illustrated Edition. Marriage from the Heart. Ten Days in a Mad-House by Nellie Bly Illustrated. Ten Days in a Mad-House by Nellie Bly (illustrated Edition). Ten Days in a Mad-House by Nellie Bly Annotated Edition. Ten Days in a Mad-House:(illustrated Edition). The Mystery of Central Park. Dix jours dans un asile. Feng ren yuan wo di shi ri ji. Reckless, dated 1996. Nellie Bly's book, dated 1890. Nellie V. Walker Collection, dated 1901-1973, autograph and typescript correspondence, printed papers, an architectural reprographic print, and black and white photographic prints., held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1988.4.
In public collections
Work associated with this heading is recorded in 1 named public collection.
The Art Institute of Chicago: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue.
Literature
16 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.
Bly, Nellie, The SAGE Encyclopedia of Journalism, 2022. Bly, Nellie (05 May 1864–27 January 1922), reporter and manufacturer, American National Biography Online, 1999. Nellie Bly: Ten Days in a Mad-House, Schlager Anthology of Women’s History, 2023. Nellie Bly, Journalist Extraordinaire, Term Paper Resource Guide to Nineteenth-Century U.S. History, 2008. Nellie Bly: Ten Days in a Mad-House, Schlager Anthology of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era, 2021. Around the World in Seventy-Two Days and Other Writings. Digital Comprehensive Summaries of Uppsala Dissertations from the Faculty of Science and Technology 1161 System Effects of Improved Energy Efficiency in Swedish District-Heated Buildings, 2014. Chasing Nellie Bly: the American tourist and speed circumnavigation, Journal of Tourism History, 2024. Representasi Etika Jurnalistik Pada Film Escaping The Madhouse: The Nellie Bly Story Menggunakan Analisis Naratif Tzvetan Todorov, KRESNA: Jurnal Riset dan Pengabdian Masyarakat, 2022. Nellie Bly Merchandise and the Changing American Woman: A Material Culture Study, American Journalism, 2022. Nellie Bly, Jules Verne, and the World on the Threshold of the American Age, 2019. El debate en torno a los manicomios entre los siglos XIX y XX: el caso de Nellie Bly, 2017. Dislocating the Masculine: How Nellie Bly Feminised Her Reports, Social Change, 2018. Entre Ulises y Penélope: integrar la perspectiva de género en los estudios sobre la salud mental de las mujeres migrantes, REMHU: Revista Interdisciplinar da Mobilidade Humana, 2022. Periodismo de inmersión, Question, 2021. TEN DAYS IN A MAD-HOUSE: INCARCERATING THE IN/SANE IMMIGRANT BODY WITHIN THE AMERICAN CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM, Ankara Üniversitesi Dil ve Tarih-Coğrafya Fakültesi Dergisi, 2019.
Digitised editions and texts
14 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive and Project Gutenberg.
Ten Days in a Madhouse (2006) — Internet Archive. Chapters 01 and 02 — Internet Archive. Chapters 04 and 05 — Internet Archive. The Red Kimona (1925) — Internet Archive. Chapters 15, 16, and 17 — Internet Archive. Chapters 06 and 07 — Internet Archive. Chapters 13 and 14 — Internet Archive. Nellie Bly's Book — Internet Archive. Chapter 03 — Internet Archive. Nellie Bly's Book: Around the World in Seventy-Two Days — Project Gutenberg. Ten Days in a Mad-house — Project Gutenberg. Ten Days in a Mad-House; or, Nellie Bly's Experience on Blackwell's Island.: Feigning Insanity in Order to Reveal Asylum Horrors. The Trying Ordeal of the New York World's Girl Correspondent. — Project Gutenberg. Six Months in Mexico — Project Gutenberg. The mystery of Central Park : $b A novel — Project Gutenberg.
Scholarly footprint
Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 64 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.
Evidence base
This article draws on 7 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 7 means 7 genuinely separate publishers of record. 11 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.
In detail
the recorded working language is English.
The field of work recorded is opinion journalism, creative and professional writing and discoveries and inventions.
Residence is recorded at New York City and Roosevelt Island.
Works named in the authority record are Ten Days in a Mad-House.
Distinctions recorded are National Women's Hall of Fame.
Chronology
- 1864Nellie Bly born at Burrell Township.
- 1922Nellie Bly died at New York City.
- 1925The Red Kimona digitised by Internet Archive.
- 2006Ten Days in a Madhouse digitised by Internet Archive.
Sources
Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.
- 1.
Bly, Nellie (05 May 1864–27 January 1922), reporter and manufacturer, American National Biography Online, 1999
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 2.
Bly, Nellie, The SAGE Encyclopedia of Journalism, 2022
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 3.
Nellie Bly, Journalist Extraordinaire, Term Paper Resource Guide to Nineteenth-Century U.S. History, 2008
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 4.
Nellie Bly: Ten Days in a Mad-House, Schlager Anthology of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era, 2021
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 5.
Nellie Bly: Ten Days in a Mad-House, Schlager Anthology of Women’s History, 2023
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 6.
Open Library author record for Nellie Bly (Internet Archive), 24 catalogued works.
Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive
Consult the source - 7.
OpenStreetMap gazetteer entry for Nellie Bly (1864-1922), Terrace Avenue, Apollo, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, 15613, United States
Institutional database · Scholarly
Consult the source - 8.
Directory of Open Access Journals lists 3 articles naming Nellie Bly.
open access index · Unverified
Consult the source - 9.
Internet Archive, 29 digitised items catalogued under Nellie Bly as creator.
digital repository · Unverified
Consult the source - 10.
Project Gutenberg holds 5 full texts attributed to Nellie Bly.
digital repository · Unverified
Consult the source - 11.
Semantic Scholar corpus, 8 publications naming Nellie Bly.
scholarly index · Unverified
Consult the source - 12.
The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with Nellie Bly.
museum collection · Unverified · The Art Institute of Chicago
Consult the source - 13.
Wikidata, structured authority record Q230299: Nellie Bly
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation
Consult the source - 14.
“Nellie Bly”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
Consult the source
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