Nellie Bly’s World – IN QUAINT OLD ECONOMY

Nellie Bly’s World – IN QUAINT OLD ECONOMY

New York World – Sunday, January 8, 1888 There Dwells a Sect With More Millions Than Members Of the Thousand Who Followed George Rapp to America in 1805 Eighteen Now Remain—They Think the World Will End Before the Last of Them Dies—Quiet and Simple Life in a...
Nellie Bly’s World – A DAY IN A DIET KITCHEN

Nellie Bly’s World – A DAY IN A DIET KITCHEN

THE NEW YORK WORLD – Sunday, December 23, 1888 The Sad Procession of Invalids Begging For the Simplest Food. Nellie Bly Visits the Wretched Homes of Some of the Sufferers. A Charity that Dispenses Nourishment to the Afflicted Poor with Liberal Hand and...
Nellie Bly’s World – LEARNING BALLET DANCING

Nellie Bly’s World – LEARNING BALLET DANCING

NEW YORK WORLD – Sunday, December 18, 1887 Nellie Bly in Short Gauze Skirts Kicks at a Mark How it Feels to Go About in an Abbreviated Costume—Making Her Outfit—Holding on a Bar to Practise—Why It Is Healthful—Comments of the Old Professor—It Seems Easy, but...
Nellie Bly’s World – IN TRINITY’S TENEMENTS

Nellie Bly’s World – IN TRINITY’S TENEMENTS

New York World – December 17, 1894 Nellie Bly Visits Many Miserable Homes Owned by That Corporation. WRETCHEDNESS AND SQUALOR. Outrageous Rents for Filthy Dens in Foul, Rickety, Leaky, Unsanitary Hovels. DEATH, TOO, LURKS IN MANY OF THEM. You Will Learn Here...
Why Nellie Bly?

Why Nellie Bly?

Late one April evening in 2016, sitting at my desk not writing, this article in The Atlantic caught my eye. The premise was that there were more female action stars 100 years ago than today. Most were in the mold of the Perils of Pauline, with an intrepid young woman...