She was the first journalist to become the story 📰. Saturday at 8/7c, don't miss the premiere of Escaping the Madhouse: The Nellie Bly Story. | Lifetime

What actually happened to Nellie Bly 🕵️‍♀️ on the real Blackwell's Island? Find out, and watch Christina Ricci tell her story in Escaping The Madhouse: The Nellie Bly Story 📰 premiering Saturday, January 19th at 8/7c. | Lifetime

Nellie Bly Around the World 1889 | The Woman Who Beat Fiction Itself On November 14, 1889, pioneering journalist Nellie Bly set out to race around the world and beat the fictional 80-day record from Jules Verne’s novel. Armed with a single small bag and unlimited determination, she completed the journey in just 72 days—shattering expectations and proving that Victorian-era limits didn’t apply to her. Adventure, ambition, and a little bit of chaos made her a legend. Nellie Bly around the world, N