Elizabeth+Cochrane+(Nellie+Bly)

** Nellie Bly was the pseudonym or pen name of Elizabeth Cochrane Seaman (1867-1922) **
She began investigative journalism at age 23.

She wrote about the plight of working girls in factories, the everyday lives of Mexican people, the life in New York's mental institutions where she went undercover to expose the corruption and mistreatment of the inmates.



Nellie Bly from the National Women's History Museum's Young and Brave: Girls Changing History
This short and simple biography of Elizabeth Cochrane gives students an understandable text that incorporates different self portraits of Elizabeth's life and accomplishments.


 * Obituary: Nellie Bly, Journalist, Dies of Pneumonia, The New York Times (January 28, 1922)**


 * Nellie Bly's 151st Birthday Google Doodle (May 5, 2015)**

This video portrays a biography of Elizabeth Cochrane through a voice speaking about her life as well as showing different newspapers and photos.
 * Nellie Bly Documentary**