The famous Nellie Bly was known primarily as a journalist, but in the novel, “Nellie Bly: Daredevil. Reporter. Feminist,” we learn she was also an industrialist, world traveler, and a woman of many “firsts.” She was doing gonzo journalism long before Hunter S. Thompson. Most well known for her undercover stint in a “madhouse," she was also known for traversing the globe in under 80 days, and her interviews with important figures in history.