Nellie Bly Reporter Author:Nina Brown Baker Nellie's family is shocked. Work for a newspaper? "That's no place for a lady!" they tell her. And in the year 1884 it certainly isn't. — But Nellie is determined to be a reporter. And what a reporter this daring girl makes! Her stories shock the nation as she exposes the frightful conditions in factories, hospitals, and jails. Then she captures ... more »the headlines herself. For Nellie becomes the first round-the-world traveler to make the thrilling journey in less than 80 days.
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