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and psychological history, and her contributions to journalism. Discussion Nellie Bly was born Elizabeth Cochran in May, 1865, in a town called Cochrans Mills, Pennsylvania (Kendall, 1992). Her father Michael
was comfortably off; when he died, his family was not immediately faced with the problem of making a living (Kendall, 1992). Elizabeths older brothers married and moved away, and she,
her mother, and younger sister finally settled in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in the early 1880s (Kendall, 1992). By now the money was getting tight and Elizabeth needed to find work (Kendall,
1992). Elizabeth never fit the "pattern" to which women of her day were expected to conform. She wasnt interested in cleaning, cooking or doing housework-all of which bored her (as
well they might); instead she loved to write stories and read books (Kendall, 1992). She wanted to have the freedom to do the same things her brothers did, and she
loved playing outside with them (Kendall, 1992). Thus, some of the keys to Elizabeths psychological makeup is apparent from her childhood: an independent spirit and love of adventure that were
totally beyond what was expected or encouraged in a woman of her time. Its also apparent that she felt she could take care of herself and didnt need a man
to lean on, as demonstrated by her round-the-world trip in 1889. This was a radical departure in thinking for this time period, when a womans "destiny" was supposed to be
limited to getting married, having children and keeping house for her husband. This would not have been enough for her, clearly. Her career in journalism started when she was in
Pittsburgh, trying to find a job. She had no luck, and was incensed by an article she saw entitled "What Girls are Good for," that appeared in the Dispatch (Kendall,
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