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Ten Days in A Mad-House by Nellie Bly (2019, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherDover Publications, Incorporated

ISBN-100486835448

ISBN-139780486835440

eBay Product ID (ePID)21038308116

Product Key Features

Number of Pages96 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameTen Days in a Mad-House

Publication Year2019

SubjectWomen, Editors, Journalists, Publishers, Women's Health, United States / 19th Century, Journalism, Psychiatry / General, Disease & Health Issues

TypeTextbook

AuthorNellie Bly

Subject AreaLanguage Arts & Disciplines, Social Science, Health & Fitness, Biography & Autobiography, History, Medical

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Weight3.8 Oz

Item Length8 in

Item Width5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2019-009090

Grade FromSixth Grade

SynopsisIn 1887 the pioneering reporter faked dementia and had herself committed to an insane asylum. This account of her incarceration shocked readers and led to a nationwide reexamination of conditions and practices in asylums., At the age of 23, pioneering reporter Nellie Bly faked dementia in order to expose abuses of patients in Blackwell's Island Insane Asylum in New York City. Such investigative journalism was unusual in 1887 -- almost as rare as women reporters. Bly's subsequent articles created a sensation, exposing the rampant psychological and physical mistreatment of inmates, many of whom were not mentally ill but simply recent immigrants and other impoverished individuals without social support. Her accounts led directly to significant increases in funding and improvements in asylum management. Born Elizabeth Jane Cochran, Nellie Bly (1864-1922) reported on inequalities women faced in the workplace and in the legal system, and she served as a foreign correspondent in Mexico. Two years after her undercover work at Blackwell's Island Asylum, Bly circled the globe to test the feasibility of Jules Verne's Around the World in 80 Days -- and beat the fictional record by eight days. This new edition of her groundbreaking reports from the asylum features 17 period illustrations from the original publication.

LC Classification NumberRC606.C72 2019