Rosemary J. Brown - Working to get female adventurers back on the map. Author: Following Nellie Bly: Her Record-Breaking Race Around the World.

<div>Rosemary in her own words, talking about Nellie Bly and her record breaking race around the world:</div> <div> </div> <div>“Crusading journalist <a href= "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nellie_Bly" target="_blank" rel= "noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nellie_Bly&source=gmail&ust=1635985726130000&usg=AFQjCNG0vNCVfIliTOXCyhBKj12nfWh0Jg"><strong>Nellie Bly</strong></a> jumped off the page at me. She appeared as I was researching Victorian <a href= "http://listverse.com/2011/10/05/top-10-female-adventurers/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=http://listverse.com/2011/10/05/top-10-female-adventurers/&source=gmail&ust=1635985726130000&usg=AFQjCNFPnYpkhFpNEgjz8bksr0v3makaKw"><strong>women adventurers</strong></a>… and she wouldn’t go away.  The more I got to know her, the more I was intrigued by this spirited woman who wouldn’t take no for an answer despite living in a world where women ‘knew their place.’  </div> <div> </div> <div>Nellie knew her place alright, smack dab on the front page of the world’s newspapers.</div> <div> </div> <div>She pioneered investigative journalism and paved the way for female reporters like me. Nellie’s crusades in print brought about huge reforms in women’s asylums, sweatshops and prisons.</div> <div> </div> <div>2015 marked the 125th anniversary of her best known adventure — circling the globe in a record-breaking 72 days.<em> </em>In celebration of the remarkable Nellie Bly and her amazing journey, I followed in her footsteps around the world.</div> <div> </div> <div>Now there is a book chronicling our two journeys: <a href="https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Following-Nellie-Bly-Hardback/p/18833" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Following-Nellie-Bly-Hardback/p/18833&source=gmail&ust=1635985726130000&usg=AFQjCNFTTKQ4yTxZEH_9-Iyy4gejazqNKQ">Following Nellie Bly: Her Record-Breaking Race Around the Wor