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Ep. 114 Ten Days in a Mad-House: Nellie Bly - pt 2
Part 2 continues the story of Nellie Bly- covering her 10 dreadful days in Blackwell’s Insane Asylum and what came of it
Investigative journalist Nellie Bly went where no one had dared before—and lived to tell the tale. Disturbing rumors plagued Blackwell’s Island, New York’s infamous insane asylum: inhumane treatment, cost‑cutting so extreme that prisoners served as attendants, and more. But what was fact, and what was fiction?
In 1887, when men ruled the reporting industry, Nellie Bly defied every expectation. She didn’t just chase the story—she became the story, going undercover as a patient inside Blackwell’s Island. Against all odds, she got in… and she got out.
Links:
https://rihs.us/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/2016-August-Blackwells-Almanac.pdf
https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/nellie-bly-0