Contributor(s): Author: Nellie Bly Nellie Bly was an American reporter best known for a record-breaking trip around the world in 72 days.
Bly wrote popular accounts of both experiences..
Bly also undertook an assignment to fake insanity in order to be placed in an asylum.
Contributor(s): Author: Nellie Bly Nellie Bly was an American reporter best known for a record-breaking trip around the world in 72 days