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1864–1922 · American journalist

Also known as: Elizabeth Cochran, Elizabeth Cochran Seaman, Elizabeth Cochrane, Elizabeth Cochrane Seaman, Elizabeth Jane Cochran, Elizabeth Jane Cochran Seaman

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Her account of racing around the world in 1889–90 offers a parallel travel narrative with a more literary, reflective tone. (AI reason)
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Jacob Riis1849–1914
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His exposés of New York tenement life share the same reform-minded, eyewitness investigative reporting of Gilded Age urban poverty. (AI reason)
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Ida B. Wells1862–1931
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Her muckraking investigations exemplify the persistent, exposé-driven journalism of the era. (AI reason)
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Upton Sinclair1878–1968
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Elizabeth Banks1865–1938
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Her undercover 'stunt girl' reporting on working women's lives in London closely mirrors Bly's immersive method. (AI reason)
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Lincoln Steffens1866–1936
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His muckraking exposés of municipal corruption share the period's investigative reform spirit. (AI reason)
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Isabella Bird1831–1904
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Her vivid nineteenth-century travel narratives by an intrepid woman traveler suit readers of Bly's journey books. (AI reason)
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Jules Verne1828–1905
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His adventure novel of a race around the world inspired and parallels Bly's famous globe-circling account. (AI reason)
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Barbara Ehrenreich1941–2022
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Her modern undercover immersion journalism into low-wage work continues Bly's first-person exposé tradition. (AI reason)
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Known works

Ten days in a mad-house
Nellie Bly's book (1890)
Dix jours dans un asile
Feng ren yuan wo di shi ri ji
Around the world in seventy-two days and other writings