Curtis "Ovid" Poe on Nostr: Elizabeth Cochrane, better known by her pen name "Nellie Bly," was one of those ...
Elizabeth Cochrane, better known by her pen name "Nellie Bly," was one of those famous "childless cat ladies." But to be fair, she didn't actually own a cat, though she worked to protect them.[1]
And while she was herself childless, she did buy a baby for $10 dollars in New York,[2] receiving a note stating she "may dispose of the said child in any manner.”
This helped end the practice of selling babies in New York.
1. https://thegrandarchive.wordpress.com/nellie-bly-and-the-band-of-mercy/
2. https://thegrandarchive.wordpress.com/nellie-bly-buys-a-baby/
And while she was herself childless, she did buy a baby for $10 dollars in New York,[2] receiving a note stating she "may dispose of the said child in any manner.”
This helped end the practice of selling babies in New York.
1. https://thegrandarchive.wordpress.com/nellie-bly-and-the-band-of-mercy/
2. https://thegrandarchive.wordpress.com/nellie-bly-buys-a-baby/