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Nellie Bly

Nellie Bly. Nellie Bly. YOUTH. Elizabeth Jane Cochran on May 5, 1864 in Cochran's Mills, Pennsylvania T own was named after its most prominent citizen, her father Michael Cochran, a wealthy landowner, judge, and businessman. YOUTH.

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Nellie Bly

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  1. Nellie Bly

  2. Nellie Bly

  3. YOUTH • Elizabeth Jane Cochran on May 5, 1864 in Cochran's Mills, Pennsylvania • Town was named after its most prominent citizen, her father Michael Cochran, a wealthy landowner, judge, and businessman.

  4. YOUTH • Elizabeth, considered the most rebellious child in the family.Her father died when Elizabeth, nicknamed Pink or Pinky, was only six years old. • The death was a terrible financial blow, as he left no will to protect the interests of his second family. • A year after his death Elizabeth's family had to auction off its mansion and was thrown into hard times.

  5. Finding a profession • Elizabeth's mother, feeling the need for some financial security, hastily entered into a disastrous marriage to a man who abused her. • Went to the Indiana Normal School at the age of 15 to train to become a teacher • After one semester she was told there was no money to continue • Pittsburgh paper, impressed with the spirit of the girl, hired her and gave her the pen name "Nellie Bly," after the Stephen Foster song.

  6. Writing… • Bly wrote her first story about the difficulties of poor working girls. • In her second, she called for the reform of the state's divorce laws. • She then did a series about the factory girls of Pittsburgh.

  7. Her Breaking Point… • The "Dispatch" again confined her to the women's page.That was enough. Nellie left a note for Wilson that clearly stated her plans: "Dear Q.O., I'm off for New York. Look out for me. Bly."

  8. The Birth of her project • In what was either a bold challenge or a veiled brush off, he asked that she write a story about the mentally ill housed at a large institution in New York City. She did, impersonating a mad person, and came back from Blackwell's Island 10 days later with stories of cruel beatings, ice cold baths and forced meals that included rancid butter

  9. Chapter Two • Summary: • She practiced her actions so that she would be found insane enough to be moved to the Asylum from a women’s boarding house.

  10. Chapter Three • What item does she carry on her? How does this impact her ethos? • How does she describe the boarding house? How does this relate to her crediblilty? • How did she begin displaying her craziness? IS this better than just walking in crazy? • What role did Mrs. Caine play in Nellie’s plot?

  11. Include these Summaries in your Notes • Chapter Four: The Police & The Judge • Nellie continues to play “ill” through sadness and simplemindedness. Instructed to see the doctor for they though she was drugged. • Chapter Five: The doctor & Insanity • After an examination, the doctor took her to Bellevue Hospital for further examination. • Chapter Six & Seven: Bellevue Hospital & The Trip • Nellie meets a variety of people in limbo and on her way to the Madhouse.

  12. Chapter 8 & 9 & 10Inside the Madhouse An Expert At WorkHer First Supper • After Reading each section, complete the following in your notes: • A two sentence summary of the section. • Choose ONE quote per section that shows the horror of the Asylum. Write the quote after the Summary and include the in text citation following it. For example: (Bly 22).

  13. Review • Chapter 1: The Idea • Chapter 2: Practice • Chapter 3: Pretending Crazy in the Boarding House • Chapter 4: The Police take her away to the Judge • Chapter 5: The Judge sends her to the doctor. INSANE! • Chapter 6: The Hospital. INSANE! • Chapter 7: The Journey to the Asylum • Chapter 8: Entering the Asylum. Unfair treatment. • Chapter 9: The Examnation… of the nurse and doctor • Chapter 10: Feeding time & Music Time

  14. Chapter 11: In The Bath • Read: • Paragraphs 1-4 on page 27 • 2nd to last paragraph on page 28 • Last four paragraphs on page 29 • “I came in and saw Miss… “ to “… imaginations of my brain.” on page 30 • Summary • What was the most horrific element of the selection? • Quote it into your notes.

  15. Chapter 12: Walking with Lunatics • Read Page 31 ONLY • Summary • What is the most horrific element of the selection? • Quote it into your notes.

  16. Chapter 13: Choking & Beating Patients • Summary • What is the most horrific element of the selection? • Quote it into your notes.

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