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The Incredible Nellie Bly

Journalist, Investigator, Feminist, and Philanthropist

by Luciana Cimino
Sergio Algozzino
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A visual biography of the groundbreaking investigative journalist
Born in 1864, Nellie Bly was a woman who did not allow herself to be defined by the time she lived in, she rewrote the narrative and made her own way.
Luciana Cimino's meticulously researched graphic-novel biography tells Bly's story through Miriam, a fictionalized female student at the Columbia School of Journalism in 1921. While interviewing the famous journalist, Miriam learns not only about Bly's more sensational adventures, but also about her focus on self-reliance from an early age, the scathing letter to the editor that jump-started her career as a newspaper columnist, and her dedication to the empowerment of women. In fact, in 1884, Bly was one of the few journalists who interviewed Belva Ann Lockwood, who was the first woman candidate for a presidential election—a contest that was ultimately won by Grover Cleveland—and Bly predicted correctly that women would not get the vote until 1920.
Of course Bly's most well-known exploits are also covered—how she pretended to be mad in order to get institutionalized so she could carry out an undercover investigation in an insane asylum, and Bly's greatest feat of all, her journey around the world in 72 days—alone—which was unthinkable for a woman in the late 19th century. As Miriam learns more of Bly's story, she realizes that the most important stories are necessarily the ones with the most dramatic headlines, but the ones that, in Nellie's words, "come from a deep feeling."
This beautifully executed graphic novel paints a portrait of a woman who defied societal expectations—not only with her investigative journalism, but with her keen mind for industry, and her original inventions.

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    March 2, 2021

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      • ISBN: 9781647001018
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      February 1, 2021
      This graphic biography of the pioneering journalist begins with a woman, Miriam, watching Bill Clinton name Bly in a proclamation about Women's History Month, which reminds Miriam of her experiences as a journalism student in 1921 and her quest to interview the famous nineteenth-century writer. Although Miriam initially asks about Bly's greatest hits (her undercover investigation of an insane asylum and her journey around the world in 72 days), this graphic biography seeks to give a fuller account of her life and work. Miriam faces many of the same problems that Bly did and seeks advice from her mentor, as she recognizes that women will continue to have to fight for respect in the field of journalism. Pages and panels tend to stick to one color theme, except for the section about Bly's world traveling, which explodes in vibrant color. This graphic survey would fit well on the shelf alongside other graphic histories, like John Lewis' March series. The interview format gives a good survey of Bly's fascinating career, and the jump between time periods showcases the ongoing fight for equality for women in journalism.

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