SCOUT· 37%1h 17m·2026-09-07·HistoryGirls Who Sleuth: The Nellie Bly Story
Welcome to Back to School Month all month long! Today we cover Nellie Bly: the original girl who sleuthed. After forcing her way into the male dominated world of journalism, Nellie became famous for going undercover inside a notorious New York insane asylum, where she exposed the horrific treatment of its female…
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