Some drinks were consumed and you can hear the wine flowing out of the bota bag, but no fear. I gave Haley and our friend Sandra all the details on Nellie Bly and had a few laughs along the way. Have a drink with this one.
Shout out to Ali, Maddie, Corynn, and Bell-you know who you are. You rock and I love you!
Here are some of the sources I used.
Bylines: A photobiography of Nellie Bly. Macy, Sue. National Geographic, Washington D.C. 2009.
Escaping The Madhouse: The Nellie Bly Story
6.4
1 h 28 min
2019
13+
Starring Christina Ricci, Judith Light, and Josh Bowman. A reporter has herself committed to investigate the deplorable conditions in a notorious Woman's Lunatic Asylum. Based on a true story.
DirectorsHoward Braunstein Films
GenresDrama
SubtitlesEnglish [CC]
Audio languagesEnglish
https://www.amazon.com/Escaping-Madhouse-Nellie-Bly-Story/dp/B07PFGFQSS
(From Amazon)
10 Days in a Madhouse
6.2
1 h 49 min
2015
R
In 1887, at age 23, reporter Nellie Bly, working for Joseph Pulitzer, feigns mental illness to go undercover in notorious Blackwell's Island a woman's insane asylum to expose corruption, abuse and murder.
DirectorsTimothy Hines
StarringCaroline Barry, Christopher Lambert, Kelly LeBrock
GenresDrama
SubtitlesEnglish [CC]
Audio languagesEnglish
https://www.amazon.com/10-Days-Madhouse-Caroline-Barry/dp/B01ETZKLHS
Nellie Bly: Pioneer of Undercover Journalism
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She put herself in danger in the pursuit of a good story. She uncovered wrongs committed in society. She traveled around the world, and she did it all in a time when women weren’t expected to do anything beyond get married, have children, and take care of their home.
Credits:
Host - Simon Whistler
Author - Jamie Carter Logan
Producer - Jack Cole
Executive Producer - Shell Harris