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Batavia Public Library |
HOURS Mon.–Thurs: 9 am–9 pm Fri.–Sat.: 9 am–5 pm Sunday: 12 – 5 pm |
Interpreter Debra Miller presents Elizabeth Jane Cochran (1864-1922), pioneer of investigative journalism better known by her nom de plume,"Nellie Bly".
Nellie Bly became famous for her exposé of the New York City Lunatic Asylum on Blackwell's Island. On November 14, 1889, Nellie Bly began a solo trip around the world in emulation of the fictional character Phileas Fogg from the 1873 Jules Verne novel "Around the World in Eighty Days" - completing her trip on January 25, 1890 in the record-breaking time of 72 days, six hours, 11 minutes, & 14 seconds.
Join Nellie Bly in the US Embassy in Paris in February of 1919. The Great War has ended and Nellie recounts her adventures as a reporter, in the US, Mexico and as a war correspondent, as she awaits permission to return to the US.
The Library is located at the southeast corner of the intersection of Batavia Avenue (IL-31) and Wilson Street (the main east-west street through town).
