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An investigative journalism book published in 1887. Journalist Nellie Bly feigns insanity to get committed to the Women's Lunatic Asylum on Blackwell's Island. Once inside, she documents the brutal conditions: abusive nurses, spoiled food, freezing baths in filthy water, and patients tied with ropes. Her undercover exposé sparked public outrage and led to a grand jury investigation