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Event finished. This event was in the past: 6:00pm on Friday, June 16, 2023
Program: Nellie Bly - Around the World in 72 Days by Debra Ann Miller, Historical Women of Letters. Please register to attend!
Attend a general meeting to learn how you can support the library through volunteering and FUNdraising. No long-term commitments -- volunteers are needed for one to two hour shifts for fundraising events. Please register to attend!
Program: Born Elizabeth Jane Cochrane (1864-1922), a pioneer of investigative journalism who is better known by her nom de plume,"Nellie Bly," became famous for her exposé of the New York City Lunatic Asylum on Blackwell's Island. On November 14, 1889, Cochrane began a solo trip around the world inspired by the fictional character Phileas Fogg from the 1873 Jules Verne novel "Around the World in Eighty Days" -- completing her own trip on January 25, 1890 in the record-breaking time of 72 days, six hours, 11 minutes, & 14 seconds.
AGE GROUP: | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Friends Foundation |
TAGS: | General Meeting | FUNdraising | Friends Foundation |
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