The memorial dedicated to Nellie Bly — and the women whose “sacred stories” she told — is taking shape. A new statue installation honoring the 19th century muckraking New York journalist will be unveiled on Roosevelt Island this year near the site of the infamous Blackwell’s Island Lunatic Asylum where Bly did her most famous […]
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Nellie Bly Memorial in Works for Site of Asylum She Probed
Some 132 years ago, intrepid journalist Nellie Bly famously got herself committed to an asylum on Blackwell’s Island, known today as Roosevelt Island. Now she may return to the scene of the story — as a monument. As plans move forward for more memorials to women across the city, civic leaders on Roosevelt Island want […]