Who Was Nellie Bly?

<b>Get ready to journey around the world with Nellie Bly--one of America's first investigative journalists. </b> <p/>Elizabeth Cochrane Seaman had no idea that the open letter she'd written to a local newspaper in Pittsburgh in 1885 would change her life forever. The editor of the paper was so impressed with her writing that he offered her a job! She'd later change her name to Nellie Bly and work as an investigative reporter in New York City. <p/>Known for her extraordinary and record-breaking trip around the world and her undercover investigation of a mental institution Nellie Bly was one of the first female investigative reporters in the United States and a pioneer in the field of journalism.