Nellie Bly (0)

Nellie Bly
Background:
■ Actual name: Elizabeth  
Cochran Seaman.
■ Born on the 5th May 
1864.
■ Was an American 
journalist, a writer , an 
industrialist, an inventor  
and a charity worker.
About Nellie’s journey :
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Why did she decide to make this journey?
She took a trip around the world, attempting to turn the fictional Around the World 
in Eighty Days  into a fact for the first time.
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What preparations did she make?
She took the dress she was wearing with her, a sturdy overcoat, several changes 
of underwear and a small bag carrying her toiletry essentials. She also took some 
money with her. (£200). 
■ Did she face any problems before the journey started?
No, because her trip was well-planned.
■ Did she go alone ?
  Almost all of the time she travelled alone.
Stages of her journey:
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She went through England ,
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France (where she met Jules Verne in Amiens ),
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Brindisi,
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The Seuz Canal,
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Colombo (Ceylon),
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The Straits Settlements of Penang and Singapore (where she bought a monkey),
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Hong Kong,
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Japan ,
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China,
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Pacific Ocean,
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San Francisco ,
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Aaaaand then she arrived back home in New Jersey .
Dangers and problems
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Bly travelled using steamships and the existing railroad system, wich caused 
occasional setbacks, particulary on the Asian leg of her race
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As a result of rough weather on her Pacific crossing, she arrived in San 
Fransisco two days behind the schedule .
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She also had missed a connection and had had to board a slow, old ship in 
the place of a fast ship.
Expetations:
■ She tought the 
journey would 
take 80 days.
But she 
accoplished the 
journey within 72 
days.
What did she say after completing the journey?
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She was amazed that she could do it almost alone and live in a ship/ boat for 
almost 72 days.
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Nellie was happy that she had accomplished such a big thing .
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She was also proud of herself to be the fist woman to do this kind of thing.