#nelliebly

(New GN by Gibson & me!)

Reposted from @quotabelle - “I need a vacation; why not take a trip around the world.” ~ Nellie Bly . . And so began the solo trip around the world by the groundbreaking investigative reporter (her given name ~ Elizabeth Cochran Seaman.) It put her on the map as the first woman and fastest person to circle the globe, clocking a whopping 24,899 miles by train and steamship in just over 72 days! . #BeautifullySaid by #nelliebly #elizabethcochranseaman #investigativereporter #traveler #writer #groundbreaker #gritandgrace #quotabelle - #regrann https://www.instagram.com/p/B0HEpOGlM9o/?igshid=sptbwh0ueb8y

It’ll be hard to say goodbye to the current exhibition *Ok, I’ll Do It Myself: Narratives of Intrepid Women in the American Wilderness* next week, but there’s another compelling show on the horizon—the exhibition of our Gotham Book Mart collection next year. In the mean time, take a look this article on Penn Today about *Ok, I’ll Do It Myself* and the incredible women who made it possible. http://penntoday.upenn.edu/news/she-did-it-herself Pictured here is some of the Nellie Bly board game, *Round the World*. * * * #kislakcenter #pennlibraries #penntoday #nelliebly #boardgame #vintageboardgame #exhibition #herstory #americanwilderness #article #iglibraries #specialcollections https://www.instagram.com/p/Bp91j5SFSc_/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=cw021jrl1zvk

Our 2017 Hurford Center Summer Intern, Juliana Benitez, explores Bly’s journalism career and the portrayal of her character on these trade cards in a recent blog post. Read all about it, and see more trade cards in the series, by following the link: http://librarycompany.org/2017/07/18/exploits-of-nellie-bly-advertised-on-trade-cards/

Nellie Bly Ink and watercolor on 9" x 12" watercolor paper The latest addition to the 'She Changed the World' collection! Elizabeth Cochran Seaman (1864-1922), more widely known by her pen name Nellie Bly, is a pioneer in the field of journalism. After seeing a column in the Pittsburgh Dispatch entitled "What Girls Are Good For", she penned a rebuttal to the newspaper. The quality of the piece impressed the editor so much that he hired her, bequeathing her with the Nellie Bly pen name as women did not write under their real names at the time. She initially did a series of investigative articles on female factory workers, but the paper pushed her to the 'women's pages' sections. Dissatisfied, she transferred to be the foreign correspondent in Mexico. There she spent half a year reporting on the customs and lifestyles of the Mexican people, as well as critical reports of the government. In 1887 she left the paper after again being relegated to the 'women's pages' and moved to Joseph Pulitzer's New York World paper. She took an undercover assignment in a women's asylum, posing as an insane person. She fooled a judge and multiple doctors, who had her committed to Bellevue Hospital. There she encountered inhumane conditions such as rotten food, beatings from the nurses, and unacceptable protection from the cold. Her reporting led to system-wide changes and an alteration in perception of mental illness. The following year Bly pitched the idea of recreating Jules Verne's 'Around the World in Eighty Days' journey. Leaving New York with a dress, some changes of underwear, an overcoat, and a few hundred dollars. She made the trip in a record-setting 73 days. She journeyed through England, France, Brindisi, the Suez Canal, Colombo, Singapore, Hong Kong and Japan. Not bad for someone a few years earlier sent a letter to the editor! #NellieBly #shechangedtheworld #journalist #journalism

Drawing of #NellieBly for one of my @Patreon patrons

L-to-R art from: DarkPunk Zodiac; Coloring StL exhibit; SweetHot Artbook; Adult Casual Ep. 2; Mah Face; Whoa, Nellie! GN (written by Gibson Twist); She Becomes Death Book of Art & Verse; Nessie Who Never Was (written by Dani Colman); and Sugar: Little Earthquakes Graphic Album (written by Gibson Twist)

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