Stunt girl
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A stunt girl was a woman investigative journalist in the late 19th and early 20th centuries in the United States. The term was often used derogatorily.
Publicity photo for Bly's "Around the World" series
A photograph of Barnes being forcibly fed
Nellie Bly
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Elizabeth Cochrane Seaman, 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
Stunt girl
…of misogyny in the newsrooms. The World created the "Meg Merrilies" byline which was given credit for stories by any of the stunt girls other than Nellie Bly. More traditional woman journalists, such as Ida Tarbell, scorned the stunt girls…
Cochran c. 1890
Portrait of a 21-year-old Bly in Mexico
The New York City Mental Health Hospital on Blackwell's Island, c. 1893
United for Libraries Literary Landmark on Roosevelt Island (formerly Blackwell's Island) that mentions Bly's connection to the island