Ten Days in a Mad House

Ten Days in a Mad House

Studies about brutality and neglect at the Women's Lunatic Asylum of the Blackwell's Island

  • Author: Bly, Nellie
  • Publisher: Dnl Media
  • eISBN Epub: 9788418754388
  • Place of publication:  Spain
  • Year of digital publication: 2021
  • Month: June
  • Language: English
Nellie Bly (May 5, 1864 - January 27, 1922) was a pioneer woman in journalism. She remains notable for two feats: a record-breaking trip around the world in emulation of Jules Verne, and an exposé in which she faked insanity to study a mental institution from within.

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