Monday, November 28, 2016

TEN DAYS A MADWOMAN, by Deborah Noyes

The story: Nellie Bly took on the newspaper establishment in a time when reporting was not seen as a fit occupation for women, and turned the world on its ear by spending ten days in a madhouse to do a report on the terrible conditions there. She followed it up by traveling around the world in LESS than 80 days--72 days, to be precise. Read the true story of this intrepid girl reporter to see just how far women have come in the 100 years since then!

June Cleaver's ratings: Language PG; Violence PG; Sexual content G; Nudity G; Substance abuse PG; Magic & the occult G; GLBT content G; adult themes (treatment of the insane; women's rights) PG; overall rating PG.

Liz' comments: Good for MS and up, wherever there's a strong interest in female-centered nonfiction.

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