Ten Days a Madwoman: The Daring Life and Turbulent Times of the Original Girl Reporter, Nellie Bly

by Deborah Noyes

Book Overview

Work for a New York newspaper Fall in love Marry a millionaire Change the world Young Nellie Bly had ambitious goals, especially for a woman at the end of the nineteenth century, when the few female journalists were relegated to writing columns about cleaning or fashion. But fresh off a train from Pittsburgh, Nellie knew she was destined for more and pulled a major journalistic stunt that skyrocketed her to fame: feigning insanity, being committed...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803740174
• ISBN13: 9780803740174
• Release Date: February 2016
• Publisher: Viking Books for Young Readers
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.3" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 10 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 5 and higher