Tough Girl Podcast

Rosemary in her own words, talking about Nellie Bly and her record breaking race around the world:   “Crusading journalist Nellie Bly jumped off the page at me. She appeared as I was researching Victorian women adventurers… 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.’     Nellie knew her place alright, smack dab on the front page of the world’s newspapers.   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.   2015 marked the 125th anniversary of her best known adventure — circling the globe in a record-breaking 72 days. In celebration of the remarkable Nellie Bly and her amazing journey, I followed in her footsteps around the world.   Now there is a book chronicling our two journeys: Following Nellie Bly: Her Record-Breaking Rac