Lois Lane influenced Nellie Bly.
Elizabeth Cochran Seaman -LRB- May 5 , 1864 -- January 27 , 1922 -RRB- , known by her pen name Nellie Bly , was an American journalist .. She was also a writer , industrialist , inventor , and a charity worker who was widely known for her record-breaking trip around the world in 72 days , in emulation of Jules Verne 's fictional character Phileas Fogg , and an expose in which she faked insanity to study a mental institution from within .. charity worker. charity worker. trip around the world. circumnavigation. Jules Verne. Jules Verne. Phileas Fogg. Phileas Fogg. expose. Expose ( journalism ). She was a pioneer in her field , and launched a new kind of investigative journalism .