Throughout their career, investigative journalists face many dangers. For a job that requires them to be in the frontlines, journalists always get caught in all sorts of action. Rewind that to 19th century America, and you can only imagine how unlikely it was for a woman to succeed in this field. However, Nellie Bly stood out as a woman of her craft. Despite living in a time where women had less opportunities, Bly took a leap of faith and pursued her passion. Find out more about one of history’s unknown yet iconic people with these Nellie Bly facts.

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