ampampquotShe was part of the stunt girl movement that was very important in the 1880s and 1890s as these big masscirculation yellow journalism papers came into the fore.ampampquot Brooke KroegerAround the World in SeventyTwo Days 1890 is a travel narrative by American investigative journalist Nellie Bly. Proposed as a recreation of the journey undertaken by Phileas Fogg in Jules Vernes Around the World in Eighty Days 1873 Blys journey was covered in Joseph Pulitzers popular newspaper the New York World inspiring countless others to attempt to surpass her record. At the time readers at home were encouraged to estimate the hour and day of Blys arrival and a popular board game was released in commemoration of her undertaking.Embarking from Hoboken noted investigative journalist Nellie Bly began a voyage that would take her around the globe.