"Ten Days in a Mad-House; or, Nellie Bly's Experience on Blackwell's Island" by Nellie Bly, details a journalist's bold adventure into an insane asylum. To expose the awful treatment happening inside, Bly pretends to be insane so she can be admitted to Blackwell's Island Insane Asylum. She takes on a fake identity of Nellie Brown and practices acting insane, while she secretly plans to reveal their secrets to the world. She is committed to showing the truth about the horrible experiences of the people suffering inside, even though she has worry and doubt about fooling the doctors. The book opens with the setup of her difficult plan and shows her excitement and determination to make a difference.
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.
By Nellie Bly
A brave reporter risks her own sanity to uncover the shocking truth of what happens to patients locked away in a notorious asylum.
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About the AuthorElizabeth Cochrane Seaman, better known by her pen name Nellie Bly, was an American journalist who was widely known for her record-breaking trip around the world in 72 days in emulation of Jules Verne's fictional character Phileas Fogg and an exposé in which she worked undercover to report on a mental institution from within. She pioneered her field and launched a new kind of investigative journalism.
Elizabeth Cochrane Seaman, better known by her pen name Nellie Bly, was an American journalist who was widely known for her record-breaking trip around the world in 72 days in emulation of Jules Verne's fictional character Phileas Fogg and an exposé in which she worked undercover to report on a mental institution from within. She pioneered her field and launched a new kind of investigative journalism.
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