Who is Nellie Bly?

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January 2, 1889

Mayfield Weekly Monitor, page 2 (punctuation preserved)

The following extract from an interview with Mrs. Gen. Grant by Nellie Bly, printed in the N. Y. World, October 28th, will show who Nellie Bly is:

“I was somewhat nervous about my visit to Mrs. Grant. I only knew of her as the wife of the famous general; the successful hostess for eight years in the White House; a woman who had, in making a tour of the world, been received as a queen in every civilized land. Would any one wonder, then, at my apprehension, when women of so much meaner light so often try to parry all attempts at approach? But I was wrong.”

“‘My son tells me,’ Mrs. Grant said, with a pleasant laugh, after greetings had been exchanged and she had drawn me by the hand to a chair and seated herself on a lounge most cordially near, ‘that Nellie Bly is a little scamp’— “‘Oh, no, no,’ I broke in, but holding her finger up playfully, she continued:
“‘That, not being content with exposing the Blackwell’s Island Insane Asylum—yes, and benefitting it wondrously—and exposing Phelps, the great Albany lobbyist, she needs must go to Central Park and allow herself to be mashed, and then tell all about it in The World, so that now none of the men dare wink at a girl while out driving, lest she be Nellie Bly.’

“‘Why, that’s a shame,’ I replied, and we both laughed, I fear not altogether in pity of the men.
Nellie Bly’s first article will appear in the January issue of Godey’s. Be sure your subscription is sent in on time, to get this issue. Always address GODEY’S LADY’S BOOK, Philadelphia, Pa.

This is the conception day event of 2 people, who also made a difference in history

281 days after the event (plus or minus 3 days) were born.

External Links

"Among the Mad" - Nellie Bly - Godey's Lady's Book · Undercover Reporting
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