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Nellie Bly

Publication Information
Author:  Fredeen, Charles Illustrator:  
Title:  Nellie Bly Date:  2000
Publisher:  Lerner Publications City:  Minneapolis, MN
ISBN, paperback:  0-8225-4956-5 ISBN, hardback:  

Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes ESOL:  
Family:   Young Adult:   Yes
Picture:  

General Information:
Book Type(s):    biography and autobiography, photographic essay

HSE Descriptor(s):    social studies

Summary:
This biography recounts the life of the woman who opened up the field of journalism to women through her undercover investigative reporting during the turn of the century through WW I.

Teaching Ideas:
The life of Nellie Bly, a.k.a. Elizabeth Jane Cochran, contains a wealth of topics for students to explore from investigative reporting to round-the-world travel. The events of her early life suggest predictive activities about her personality and motivations later in life. Students might want to write a character sketch about this fascinating woman. The book certainly belongs in a text set with books about women who helped break gender barriers such as Sky Pioneer about Amelia Earhart, Rosie the Riveter, and Buffalo Gals.

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bullet Emotions-Personal Issues > personal issues > individual > life choices > regret
bullet Emotions-Personal Issues > personal issues > individual > self-esteem
bullet Emotions-Personal Issues > personal issues > individual > life choices > taking risks
bullet History > time period > 19th Century
bullet History > topic > war > World War I
bullet Social Studies > sociology > women > women's issues
bullet Social Studies > sociology > women > women in history > Catherine the Great
bullet Work > careers > journalist


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