Nellie Bly was one of my childhood heroines. There was even a Nellie Bly board game! I didn’t know this! It’s at the New York Historical Society.

If women get the vote, who knows what might happen? They might…go to bars! Or smoke! Egad!

From Brendan: “When mechanical analog computers ruled the waves.” There are some lovely illustrations past the first page, too.

Speaking of lovely, gaze upon these “geek” alphabet blocks, and be amazed. They’re absolutely fantastic.