People in Biographies These are two important people . They are
not talked about much. These people are Elizabeth Cochrane also
known as Nellie Bly, and George Washington Carver. I chose these
two people because they had interesting lives. The shorter
version of Nellie Blys career... Elizabeth Cochrane wanted to be
a reporter ,but back then women were not allowed to be
reporters, judges, police, or anything like that. Women usually
had to stay home and work as house wives. Elizabeth wanted to be
a reporter. ! Elizabeth wrote to the "Pittsburgh Dispatch "(a
newspaper) .She was furious over the fact that women could not
be reporters. The owner of the "Pittsburgh Dispatch" loved her
letter , so much he hired her as a reporter. Her name had to be
changed to Nellie Bly for the owners safety and Elizabeth's
safety. Nellie Bly was a great reporter, and she was also the
first woman to be a reporter. George Washington Carver was a
....... George Washington Carver wanted an education all his
life. He searched for all b