Ten Days a Madwoman by Deborah Noyes

Ten Days a Madwoman by Deborah Noyes

Work for a New York newspaper
Fall in love
Marry a millionaire
Change the world

Young Nellie Bly had ambitious goals, especially for a woman at the end of the nineteenth century, when the few female journalists were relegated to writing columns about cleaning or fashion. But fresh off a train from Pittsburgh, Nellie knew she was destined for more and pulled a major journalistic stunt that skyrocketed her to fame: feigning insanity, being committed to the notorious asylum on Blackwell's Island, and writing a shocking expos of the clinic's horrific treatment of its patients.

Nellie Bly became a household name as the world followed her enthralling career in stunt journalism that raised awareness of political corruption, poverty, and abuses of human rights. Leading an uncommonly full life, Nellie circled the globe in a record seventy-two days and brought home a pet monkey before marrying an aged millionaire and running his company after his death.

With its sensational (and true ) plot, Ten Days a Madwoman dares its readers to live as boldly as its remarkable heroine.

DEBORAH NOYES is the author of nonfiction and fiction for children and adults, including The Magician and the Spirits, Ten Days a Madwoman, and Tooth & Claw, which received a starred review from School Library Journal and was described as accessible history for younger readers. She's also the editor and compiler of the Gothic! anthologies of short stories. Further information is available at deborahnoyes.com, and you can follow her on Twitter at @DeborahNoyes.

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ISBN 13	9780147508744
ISBN 10	0147508746
Title	Ten Days a Madwoman
Author	Deborah Noyes
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Penguin Putnam Inc
Year published	2017-02-07
Number of pages	160
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