• S2: Ep. 13: Nellie Bly’s “Ten Days in a Mad-House”

  • Feb 5 2024
  • Duración: 47 m
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S2: Ep. 13: Nellie Bly’s “Ten Days in a Mad-House”

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  • Welcome to the last stop of Season 2! Thank you so much for joining us on this ride. 

    Today, Ashley and Sara will be discussing Nellie Bly, an American journalist who went undercover to one of New York’s most notorious mental health asylums, the Women’s Lunatic Asylum on Blackwell’s Island, in 1887. The subsequent expose of her 10-day ordeal, called “Ten Days in a Mad-House” provided a first-hand account of the deplorable conditions and treatment of patient’s at the asylum leading to important healthcare changes. 

    If you are enjoying Don’t Look Under the Med, please help us out and leave a five-star review! And make sure you follow the podcast on your favorite platform so you never miss an episode.

    Books:

    Bly, N. (2017). Ten Days in a mad-house: Illustrated and annotated: A first-hand account of life at Bellevue Hospital on Blackwell’s Island in 1887. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. 

    Articles:

    National Women’s History Museum- Nellie Bly, by Arlisha R. Norwood

    The Biography.com website- Nellie Bly - Story, Timeline & Facts, by Biography.com Editors

    Podcast Art By: Irit Mogilevsky

    --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dontlookunderthemed/support
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