Ten Days a Mad Woman follows the life of Elizabeth Jane “Pink” Cochran beginning in 1887 when she left Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania at age twenty-three to make her name in journalism in New York City.  At this time there were very few women newspaper reports in the journalism field.  Through her drive and daring Elizabeth Jane “Pink” Cochran evolves into the famous reporter Nellie Bly.  Nellie Bly becomes the most famous female reporter of her time.  Ten Days a Mad Woman is an entertaining biography with additional input about the time period featured in bright blue text boxes throughout Nellie’s story.