Stunts
In The Magdalen's Home
In Bly's article In the Magdalen's Home, she went undercover at a women's reform home for alcoholics and prostitutes.
"Dressed to suit the character I wished to represent, I went... to [the Magdalen's Home]...I had even put whiskey on my coat to create the impression that the color of my nose was not alone due to the weather." |
Trying to Be a Servant
When Nellie Bly was trying to be a servant, she inadvertently revealed the sexist policies of 19th century employment agencies.
"...I determined to investigate the subject to my own satisfaction. There was only one way to do it. That was to personate a servant and apply for a situation." |
Nellie Bly as a Mesmerist
In Nellie Bly as a Mesmerist, Bly exposed a fraudulent business that scammed the public into paying for fake lessons.
"I knew that this subject was going to be mesmerized, even if I did not touch him. I...decided to do things contrary to what I had been taught and to prove...that the subject was shamming." |