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Nellie Bly Trading Cards
United States Postage Stamp
The Postal Service issued four 37-cent Women in Journalism commemorative stamps on September 14, 2002, in Fort Worth, Texas. The stamps, designed and illustrated by Fred Otnes of West Redding, Connecticut, went on sale nationwide September 15, 2002.In 2002, the Postal Service paid tribute to four accomplished women in journalism with this pane of twenty stamps. Each woman journalist is honored on a postage stamp for the first time. Nellie Bly, Ida M. Tarbell, Marguerite Higgins, and Ethel L. Payne blazed the trail for women in the field of journalism and entered the field of investigative journalism, war correspondence, and political reporting. Through their work they won awards and fame and opened doors for future women journalists. (Smithsonian – National Postal Museum)
"Round The World With Nellie Bly" Board Game
Originally published in THE WORLD on January 26, 1890 (the day after her return to New York), “Round The World With Nellie Bly” celebrates her historic journey with a board game. Readers laid the newspaper on a table and used buttons or coins as markers. They rolled a die to advance along the 72 spaces (one for each day) on the board. Certain spaces had bonuses to move players ahead, while others may move them back or lose them a turn. First player to the center of the board wins! The game was manufactured by McLoughlin Brothers for sale in stores later in the year with a physical board, wooden pawns and a spinner for movement.
Nellie Bly Business Card
In 1895, Nellie Bly married Robert Seaman, owner of Iron Clad Manufacturing Company. She retired from journalism a year later and assisted in managing the factory; eventually taking over as president after Seaman’s passing. At the Pan-American Exposition in 1901, Nellie promoted herself as “The only woman in the world personally managing Industries of such a magnitude,” with a business card made of steel.