Ten days in a mad-house
About this book
In the 1800s, journalist Nellie Bly pretended to be mentally ill and spent 10 days in an insane asylum in order to report on conditions and abuses there.
Subjects
Mentally illCommitment and detentionNew York (N.Y.). Lunatic Asylum, Blackwell's IslandPsychiatric hospitalsNew York (N.Y.).HospitalsBIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHYEditors, Journalists, PublishersPOLITICAL SCIENCEPublic PolicySocial SecuritySocial Services & WelfareInternal medicineMental HealthMental Health InstitutionBlackwell's IslandNew York. Penitentiary, Blackwell's IslandPrisonJudgeCourtExposeHospitalNew York StateAsylum