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Historical
Women of Letters
*Premier* Nellie Bly for Galena LitFest
Location:
Grant Park, Galena IL
Date:
May 21, 2023
Time:
2:00pm
Registration Link:
Synopsis:
Born Elizabeth Jane Cochrane (1864-1922), a
pioneer of investigative journalism who is better known by her nom de plume,"Nellie Bly," became famous for her exposé of the New York City Lunatic Asylum on Blackwell's Island. On November 14, 1889, Cochrane began a solo trip around the world in
emulation of the fictional character Phileas Fogg from the 1873 Jules Verne novel "Around the World in Eighty Days" -- completing her trip on January 25, 1890 in the record-breaking time of 72 days, six hours, 11 minutes, & 14 seconds.
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