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Ten DaysIn aMad-House.BY NELLIE BLY.NEW YORK:NORMAN L. MUNRO, PUBLISHER,24 AND 26 VANDEWATER STREET. TEN DAYS IN A MAD-HOUSE;OR,Nellie Bly's Experience on Blackwell's Island. FEIGNING INSANITY IN ORDER TO REVEAL ASYLUM HORRORS. THE TRYING ORDEAL OF THE NEW YORK WORLD'S GIRL CORRESPONDENT.
Nov 12, 2020 · In 1887, reporter Nellie Bly faked insanity to expose the horrific conditions in a New York asylum. Her articles sparked reforms and made her a journalistic legend.
Ten Days in a Mad-House is a book by American journalist Nellie Bly. It was initially published as a series of articles for the New York World. Bly later compiled the articles into a book, being published by Norman Munro in New York City in 1887.
A classic expose of the horrific treatment of the mentally ill in nineteenth-century America by a courageous female journalist. Read the full text of the book, published in 2015, or download it in various formats from the Internet Archive.
May 5, 2014 · Pioneering journalist Nellie Bly posed as insane and spent ten days at the Women's Lunatic Asylum on Blackwell's Island to expose the horrific conditions and treatment of patients. Her article, Ten Days in a Mad-House, led to a grand jury investigation and a reform of the mental health system.
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Jul 10, 2019 · Ten Days in a Mad-House; or, Nellie Bly's Experience on Blackwell's Island. Feigning Insanity in Order to Reveal Asylum Horrors. The Trying Ordeal of the New York World's Girl Correspondent.
