Ten Days in A Mad-House

<p><em style=color: rgba(17 17 17 1)>Step into the daring and groundbreaking world of Nellie Bly the trailblazing journalist who redefined investigative reporting. In 10 Days in a Mad-house Bly takes readers on a gripping and harrowing journey through the corridors of Blackwell's Island Asylum where she went undercover to expose the inhumane conditions and systemic abuse inflicted upon society's most vulnerable.</em></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(17 17 17 1)>With courage and compassion Bly immerses herself in the harsh realities faced by women declared insane-often for reasons as trivial as poverty or defiance of societal norms. Her vivid unflinching narrative sheds light on the mistreatment of mental health patients and ignites a call for reform that resonates to this day.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(17 17 17 1)>Part memoir part exposé and entirely riveting Bly exposes the abuses of psychiatry during this period and the suffering of its victims. </span></p><p></p><p>2024 Reprint of the 1887 edition.</p>