On November 14th, 1889, two female writers entered a race to go around the world in under 80 days. Nellie Bly went... more
What happens to the rest of Nellie and Liz's lives and why is their story important?
January 20th-26th: Both women rush closer to the finish line. Liz heads west on her tumultuous ride across the Atlantic... more
January 15th-19th: Elizabeth Bisland travels through Europe to try to catch the fastest steamship to get her back to New... more
December 30th- January 9th: Elizabeth Bisland had not felt the pressure of the race until now. She starts to feel... more
December 30th- January 8th: Nellie Bly rings in the New Year on a steamship headed to Yokohama. And something happens... more
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December 20th-25th: Elizabeth Bisland is deliciously indulgent in Malaysia. But even in all the beauty of the tropics, she can't... more
December 19th-December 25th: Nellie Bly surpasses her halfway point, but bad luck and worse news meet her at every corner.... more
December 13th- 18th: Thirty-one days out from New York, Elizabeth Bisland arrives in Hong Kong. She is lucky because she... more
December 13th- 16th: Nellie Bly is anxious as her steamship crosses through the Bay of Bengal and the Straits of... more
December 8th- 12th: The same days that Elizabeth Bisland is falling in love with Japan, Nellie Bly is having a... more
December 8th-12th: After 16 days at sea, Elizabeth Bisland finally sees land again. She explores the land of the rising... more
November 25th- December 2nd: Nellie Bly sails through the Mediterranean, cuts through the Suez Canal, sails through the Red Sea... more
November 22nd-November 25th: While Elizabeth Bisland leaves America, Nellie Bly makes contact with her first country. She arrives in England and... more
November 14th- 21st: Elizabeth Bisland begrudgingly takes a trip across America. In this episode, we travel the northern route of... more
Nellie Bly isn’t the only woman to leave New York on November 14th to race around the world. On the... more
On November 14th, 1889, Nellie Bly left Manhattan to go on a race around the world in under 80 days.... more
On November 14th, 1889, two female writers entered a race to go around the world in under 80 days. Nellie... more
On November 14th, 1889, Nellie Bly left Manhattan to go on a race around the world in under 80 days. In this... more