Nellie Bly
Elizabeth Cochran Seaman, also known as Nellie Bly under her pen name, was born in Cochran’s Mills, Pennsylvania. ... Elizabeth decided upon Nellie Bly. “Nellie Bly” was the title of a popular song by composer Stephen Foster. Nellie wrote many articles for the Pittsburgh Dispatch during her career there. ... Thankfully due to Nellie’s articles many new child labor laws and better conditions for women were made. During this time Nellie was assigned new topics of fashion and social parties. ... Nellie asked her editors about the idea. ... Nellie complied, and in 1886 with her mother she got on a train to Mexico. Nellie enjoyed herself in Mexico attending churches, bullfights, and eating spicy foods. ... Nellie and her mother were asked to leave the country. ... After working for the Dispatch for a couple years Nellie knew that she would not always be able to do the kind of investigative work she wanted to do. ... Nellie spent many months in New York City trying to get a job from The World or any other newspaper that would hire her. ... In a desperate attempt to get a job, Nellie decided to sit in The World offices till they hired her.