Nellie Bly (Noun)
Meaning
Muckraking United States journalist who exposed bad conditions in mental institutions (1867-1922).
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- Nellie Bly went undercover at a mental institution on Blackwell's Island and reported the abuses and unsanitary conditions she witnessed there.
- Her most famous exposé brought widespread attention to the dark realities of Nellie Bly's time spent in a mental institution.
- Nellie Bly worked tirelessly as a reporter to shed light on social injustices and was a true pioneer for women in journalism.
- Her bravery in exposing the truth, particularly in regards to the treatment of mental patients, solidified Nellie Bly's place in American history.
- In 1887 Nellie Bly began working as a full-time journalist for Pulitzer's New York World where she eventually wrote about the mental institution scandals that she witnessed firsthand.