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Trailblazing American journalist Nellie Bly lived by her own creed that “nothing is impossible if one applies a certain amount of energy in the right direction”.

That resolve led Bly to pioneer investigative journalism in 1887, travel around the world faster than anyone ever had in 1889-1890 and become one of America’s leading female industrialists in the early 20th century.

Here are 10 facts about Nellie Bly.

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The Bold Life of Nellie Bly, Journalist and Adventurer

She was one of 15 children

Born in 1864, Bly was the thirteenth of 15 children in a family headed by Michael Cochran, a mill owner and county judge. She was six years old when her beloved father died without warning, and without a will, plunging his once wealthy and respected family into poverty and shame.

The indignity borne by her family forged a determination in Bly to triumph over tragedy and fight for justice, especially for the most vulnerable.

With that searing conviction, she thrust open doors usually closed to women, excelled in journalism, gave vo Nellie Bly - Wikipedia LUNA