19th century
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When Nellie Bly met Susan B. Anthony
Susan B. Anthony has been in the news lately. This year is the centenary of women…
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Monday Bookishness – The Book of Lost Friends by Lisa Wingate
I was a big fan of Lisa Wingate’s last book, Before We Were Yours – about…
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5 feisty Nellie Bly quotes for #mondaymotivation
Nellie Bly had a lot to say for herself over the years, priding herself on her…
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If walls had words… a brief history of the Blackwell’s Island Lunatic Asylum
Blackwell’s Island Lunatic Asylum – a pivotal location in The Girl Puzzle – was designed in…
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Another 5 lesser known facts about the amazing Nellie Bly
It’s Nellie Bly’s birthday this weekend and in her honor, not only is The Girl Puzzle…
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One month to go…
So The Girl Puzzle is due to be foisted upon an unsuspecting world one month from…
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5 lesser known facts about Nellie Bly for #InternationalWomensDay
I’m on a mission to let the world know that there was so much more to…
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#otd 1885, Nellie Bly’s first byline
“Mad Marriages” was the title of Elizabeth Cochrane’s second article for The Pittsburg Dispatch. Marriage and…
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#otd 1885 – The Girl Puzzle is published
On January 25th, 1885, The Pittsburg Dispatch published its first article by a new employee. In…
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