Today’s Google doodle pays tribute to American investigative journalist Elizabeth Jane Cochrane, popular by her pen name Nellie Bly. Cochrane was born on May 5, 1864.
The doodle, actually a crisp Youtube video, captures her record breaking 72-day around the world journey. Nellie was also one of those “who speaks up for those told to shut up” and hence was an important part of the American women’s suffrage movement of the early 20th century.
VIDEO OF THE GOOGLE DOODLE
She was also one of the pioneers of investigative journalism and spent time in a mental asylum to learn and write about the plight of its inmates.
Her accomplishments made her a household name in the United States, with everything from posters to boardgames tomtoming her success.
She died in 1922 at age 57.
