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Breaking News: The Daring Women Who Transformed Journalism

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In the late 1880s and 1890s, women broke into the US newspaper business in an unexpected way: as "girl stunt reporters" who went places other reporters wouldn't, often in disguise, in pursuit of compelling stories.

From Nellie Bly's undercover investigation of a "lunatic asylum" to Helen Campbell's exploration of tenement conditions, their work was incredibly popular―and helped change laws and attitudes. Though sometimes dismissed as attention-seekers or gimmick-chasers, they highlighted re...