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She quickly became one of the most respected muckrakers of her time, and the term Nellie Bly continues to be synonymous with a highly regarded female investigative journalist.
A Day In the Life Sarah 2010
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When she started writing for the Dispatch, she took the pen name Nellie Bly, inspired by a Stephen Foster song.
Woman Making History #10: Nellie Bly (What if No One's Watching?) 2006
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When she started writing for the Dispatch, she took the pen name Nellie Bly, inspired by a Stephen Foster song.
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Those familiar with the original "murder ballad" will recall that "Frankie and Johnny" has always had three characters — the title couple and an interloping Nellie Bly.
Moving to the Music of the Duke Robert Greskovic 2011
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Julie Walker is forced to take over the Phantom role and guard her friend, Nellie Bly on her historic trip around the world!
Moonstone Books for January 2010 | Major Spoilers - Comic Book Reviews and News 2009
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He hired Nellie Bly as an investigative reporter, and when she traveled around the world in 72 days, Pulitzer met her at the finish line.
Media: Culture and Celebrity Pressman, Matt 2009
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Today in 1889, journalist Nellie Bly began an ambitious attempt to travel around the world in less than 80 days.
November 14th, 2008 madkestrel 2008
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Nellie Bly 1864-1922: Gotta love a muckraking journalist, and Nellie Bly was one of the first women to really get into it.
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Nellie Bly 1864-1922: Gotta love a muckraking journalist, and Nellie Bly was one of the first women to really get into it.
NoBloPo #21: Feminism Friday (What if No One's Watching?) 2008
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From Nellie Bly pretending to be a mental patient in the 1880s through Diane Sawyer slipping cameras into shoddy day-care centers, undercover journalism is sometimes the only way to get the story.
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