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In our new five-part globetrotting New Adventure set in 1889, you’ll join Nellie Bly as she races around the world in 72 days. We asked writer Jessica Wright Buha on why this true story is so exciting and important, and what led her to it.

Nellie Bly is releasing every Friday from October 2nd to 30th, with the first two episodes completely free and unlocked. To play, get Zombies, Run! for free on iPhone and Android.

I don’t remember when I first read about Nellie Bly. I know I was a kid, and it was in one of those faded hardcover children’s books–one of the ones left over from my mom’s childhood. I can vaguely recall the picture on the cover: a faded 1890s photograph of Nellie in her famous traveling coat, the black and white checkered fabric in the ocean breeze, hat in hand, waving. Maybe there was a newspaper behind her?

The specific details are fuzzy, but there are three things I DO remember about Nellie Bly – three things that are absolutely burned onto the inside wall of my skull:

Nellie Bly was:

• a woman
• a writer
• and very, very
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  Nellie Bly was a nationally significant journalist at the New York World. She was a pioneer in investigative journalism. Her reporting introduced readers to the horrors of insane asylums and to international travel. 

  Born Elizabeth Cochran Seaman, Nellie Bly grew up in Pennsylvania in an area that is now a suburb of Pittsburgh. Her grandfather was an Irish immigrant, and Bly’s father had spent his working life moving up from a mill worker to a merchant and associate justice. After her father’s death, Bly’s mother moved the family into Pittsburgh. In response to an article in the paper that stated that girls were of use for bearing children and keeping house, Bly wrote an anonymous letter to the editor of the Pittsburgh Dispatch. Impressed with her response,the editor published a note inviting the writer to reveal herself and accept a job writing at the newspaper. As a journalist and columnist, she chose her pseudonym: Nellie Bly. She would continue to use this name for much of her professional career. 

  After writing about women’s factory conditions in Pittsburgh, Bly moved t

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  Nellie Bly

  American investigative journalist (1864–1922)

  For the fictional character, see "Frankie and Johnny".

  Nellie Bly
  Cochran at 26 years old, c. 1890
  Born	Elizabeth Jane Cochran (1864-05-05)May 5, 1864 Burrell Township, Pennsylvania, U.S.
  Died	January 27, 1922(1922-01-27) (aged 57) New York City, U.S.
  Pen name	Elly Cochran, Elizabeth Jane Cochrane, and most commonly known as Nellie Bly as her pen-name
  Occupation
  Language	English
  Notable awards	National Women's Hall of Fame (1998)
  Spouse	Robert Seaman ​ ​ (m. 1895; died 1904)​

  Elizabeth Cochrane Seaman (born Elizabeth Jane Cochran; May 5, 1864 – January 27, 1922), better known by her pen name Nellie Bly, was an American journalist who was widely known for her record-breaking trip around the world in 72 days in emulation of Jules Verne's fictional character Phileas Fogg, and for an exposé in which she worked undercover to report on a mental institution from within.^[1] She pioneered her field and la