Would you be willing to put yourself at great risk to uncover the truth? Investigative journalist Nellie Bly went undercover as a mental hospital patient, factory worker, and prisoner.  She exposed corruption, greed and mistreatment in every corner of New York City at the turn of the 20th century. Then she became the fastest person to travel around the globe. She did this all at a time when women were barely allowed to go outside on their own.

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