243: Undercover in an Asylum. Blackwell Island.

When rumors spread through New York City of horrendous conditions of a nearby asylum, Nellie Bly investigates. She goes undercover as a patient to report back on the conditions of the facility. What she endures horrifies the public and forces reform of mental health institutions. Today she is remember in history for her book, Ten Days in a Madhouse.

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Resources: Ten Days in a Madhouse by Nellie Bly.

https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1597&context=honors

https://www.nps.gov/places/blackwell-s-island-new-york-city.htm#:~:text=Blackwell's%20Island%20(Roosevelt%20Island)%2C,City%20(U.S.%20National%20Park%20Service)