Elizabeth Cochrane, better known by her pen name "Nellie Bly," was one of those famous "childless cat ladies." But to be fair, she didn't actually own a cat, though she worked to protect them.[1]
And while she was herself childless, she did buy a baby for $10 dollars in New York,[2] receiving a note stating she "may dispose of the said child in any manner.”
This helped end the practice of selling babies in New York.
1. https://thegrandarchive.wordpress.com/nellie-bly-and-the-band-of-mercy/
2. https://thegrandarchive.wordpress.com/nellie-bly-buys-a-baby/
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