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  • Ten Days in a Mad-House

    Feigning Insanity in Order to Reveal Asylum Horrors

    Pioneering journalist Nellie Bly went undercover in the late 1800s to shed light on the horrific conditions of Victorian mental asylums. This is the eye-opening account of her experience.Nellie Bly feigned insanity to be admitted to a mental institution with the intent of exposing its awful conditions first-hand. Her account reveals the institution’s inhumane treatment, abuse of power, and ... Read more

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  • A Wheel within a Wheel: How I Learned to Ride the Bicycle

    In the early 1890's, at the age of 53, Frances E. Willard decided to learn how to ride a bicycle. She had already accomplished a great deal in life - as an educator, a temperance reformer, a women's suffragist, a feminist... but having been born with an "inveterate opposition to staying in the house," and facing what today we might call a midlife crisis and "sighing for new worlds to conquer," she ... Read more

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  • A Wheel Within a Wheel

    "A Wheel Within a Wheel" by Frances E. Willard is a profound exploration of the interconnectedness of life and the human experience. Willard, a prominent social reformer and women's rights advocate, uses her narrative to weave together personal anecdotes and broader societal observations. The book reflects her deep commitment to education, temperance, and women's suffrage, showcasing her belief in ... Read more

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  • Six Months in Mexico

    And Other Investigative Journalism Articles

    From the famous stunt girl reporter who wrote the well-known exposé, Ten Days in a Mad-House, this 1888 travelogue details Nellie Bly’s experience of living in Mexico in the late nineteenth century.Under the pseudonym of Nellie Bly, Six Months in Mexico chronicles her time spent living in Mexico in 1885. The American journalist provides a fascinating window into the country’s culture and the every ... Read more

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  • Glimpses of Fifty Years (Abridged, Annotated)

    "Woman, like man, should be freely permitted to do whatever she can do well."So said Frances E. Willard, who lived her life in the firm belief of this principle and who was instrumental in the passage of two amendments to the U.S. Constitution.A passionate advocate for women's rights, prohibition, and underprivileged people, she was devoted to making federal aid to education, free school lunches, ... Read more

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  • A Wheel within a Wheel - How I learned to Ride the Bicycle with Some Reflections by the Way

    First published in 1895, this classic by Frances Willard provides a fascinating insight into the explosion in popularity of the bicycle at the turn of the century, and explores the new freedom it offered women in the West. "A Wheel within a Wheel" is highly recommended for those with an interest in the history of the bicycle, and it is not to be missed by collectors of allied literature. Frances ... Read more

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  • Around the World in Seventy-Two Days

    Nellie Bly’s solo trip around the globe broke records as she chronicled her journey in this fantastic vintage travelogue. First published in 1890, Around the World in Seventy-Two Days offers a unique perspective of the world in the late 19th century.Writing under the pseudonym of Nellie Bly, the American journalist, Elizabeth Cochrane Seaman, traveled around the world following in the footsteps of ... Read more

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  • Let Something Good Be Said

    Speeches and Writings of Frances E. Willard

    The definitive collection of speeches and writings of one of America's most important social reformersCelebrated as the most famous woman in America at the time of her death in 1898, Frances E. Willard was a leading nineteenth-century American temperance and women's rights reformer and a powerful orator. President of Evanston College for Ladies (before it merged with Northwestern University) and ... Read more

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