Elizabeth Jane Cochran Elizabeth Cochran, "Nellie Bly," age about 26 Born Elizabeth Jane Cochran (1864-05-05)May 5, 1864 Cochran's Mills, Pennsylvania, U.S. Died January 27, 1922(1922-01-27) (aged 57) New York City, New York, U.S. Nationality American Occupation Journalist, novelist, inventor Spouse(s) Robert Seaman (m. 1895–1904, his death) Awards National Women's Hall of Fame (1998) Signature Notes After her marriage, Bly used the name "Elizabeth Cochrane Seaman" as seen in the signatures on patents she filed.