The Teaching History Her Way Podcast

Nellie Bly: History & How to Use Her Story in the Classroom with Meredith Forte

Season 2 Episode 13

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Women's history, the history of journalism, civic action, the history of treating mental illness, and much more: this is just some of what Nellie Bly's story- both her life story and her epic investigative journalism- can bring to your classroom.  Join us this week as Meredith Forte, an expert educator in the Bloomfield, New Jersey school district, discusses Nellie Bly's life, work, and ways to bring Bly into your classroom in meaningful ways for your students.

Read 10 Days in a Mad-House: https://digital.library.upenn.edu/women/bly/madhouse/madhouse.html

Want some great lessons and resources about Bly and other related topics and women?  Check out Women and the American Story (WAMS) through the New York Historical Society. https://wams.nyhistory.org/modernizing-america/modern-womanhood/nellie-bly/

Want to get in touch with Meredith?  Find her on Twitter @Mere_Forte

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