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A review by abigailbat
Ten Days a Madwoman: The Daring Life and Turbulent Times of the Original Girl Reporter, Nellie Bly by Deborah Noyes
3.0
This nonfiction book presents the life and times of "Girl Reporter" Nellie Bly as she performed some of her most daring stunts in the name of journalism. Bly pretended to be insane to gain entrance to an insane asylum in order to report on the horrible conditions there. She also challenged herself to make her way around the world in less than Jules Verne's 80 days, a feat that was unheard of for a single woman at that time.
This was an interesting and engaging book, but sidebars are oddly placed and, in most cases, distract from the main narrative.
This was an interesting and engaging book, but sidebars are oddly placed and, in most cases, distract from the main narrative.