Ten days in a mad house

What other book might you compare ten days in a madhouse to and why. Bly later compiled the articles into a book, being published by ian l. Ten days in a mad house nellie bly audiobook youtube. Ten days in a madhouse, was written by nellie bly in 1887, after she lived, undercover, at a womens insane asylum at blackwells island in 1887 for ten days. The basis for a 2015 film, blys account of her undercover incarceration shocked readers and led to a nationwide reexamination of conditions and. Munro in new york city in 1887 the book was based on articles written while bly was on an undercover assignment for the new york world, feigning insanity at a womens boarding. Two years later, she decided to travel the world faster than novelist jules vernes character phileas fogg in.

Ten days in a madhouse, published with miscellaneous sketches. Ten days in a mad house this is a book about people who throw themselves away. It is easy to get in, but once there it is impossible to get out. Ten days in a madhouse by readbook 4 september 2017 nellie bly was an american reporter best known for a recordbreaking trip around the world in 72 days. Ten days in a madhouse by nellie bly, paperback barnes. T his examination over, we heard some one yell, go out into the hall. Written for joseph pulitzers new york world, blys account chronicles her 10 days at blackwells island and, upon its publication, drew public attention to the abuse of the institutionalized and led to a grand jury investigation of the facility. The living conditions and treatment of the patients were horrible. Ten days in a madhouse is a book written by newspaper reporter nellie bly and published by ian l. The book comprised blys reportage for the new york world while on an undercover assignment in which she feigned insanity to investigate reports of brutality and neglect at the womens lunatic asylum on blackwells. I merely tell in common words, without exaggeration, of my life in a madhouse for ten days. Ten days in a madhousechapter iv wikisource, the free. At the age of 23, pioneering reporter nellie bly faked dementia in order to expose abuses in the treatment of patients in blackwells asylum in new york city.

The fact that this woman, nellie bly, made this journey for the good. Media in category ten days in a madhouse the following 18 files are in this category, out of 18 total. Ten days in a madhouse 1887, a collection of articles originally published in joseph pulitzers new york world, helped to change official mental health policies and pioneered a new form of investigative journalism. In giving this story i expect to be contradicted by many who are exposed. Did i think i had the courage to go through such an ordeal as the mission. With caroline barry, christopher lambert, kelly lebrock, julia chantrey. On the 22d of september i was asked by the world if i could have myself committed to one of the asylums for the insane in new york, with a view to writing a plain and unvarnished narrative of the treatment of the patients therein and the methods of management, etc. Ten days in a mad house is a quick and insightful read into the way the mentally ill were treated or should i say ten days in a madhouse is a book by newspaper reporter nellie bly. The edition containing my story long since ran out, and i have been prevailed upon to allow it to be published in book form, to satisfy the hundreds who are yet asking for copies. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Ten days in a madhouse by nellie bly free ebook manybooks.

One of the patients kindly explained that this was an invitation to supper. We late comers tried to keep together, so we entered the hall and stood at the door where all the women had crowded. Pdf ten days in a mad house download full pdf book. Ten days in a madhouse miscellaneous sketches annotated nellie bly. Ten days in a madhouse is a book by newspaper reporter nellie bly. In 1887 nellie bly, one of the first female newspaper writers, and a young reporter who would soon go on to make a career for herself as an investigative journalist and stunt reporter, had herself committed to the blackwells island insane asylum in new york. It was rare for a woman to hold a job in the 19th century. Bly, in an act of stunt journalism that wold make her famous, pretended to be mildly insane so she would be sent to an asylum to see first hand what one was. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read ten days in a madhouse. This was an assignment given to her by joseph pulitzer. Nellie took the terrifying task of posing as nellie borwn in an undercover assisment to. I answered the summons with pleasure, because i longed to help those of gods most unfortunate children whom i had left prisoners behind me. When i reconsidered the idea, i feared it would take too long to mature. However, i found ten days work very interesting and thought provoking.

Ten days in a madhouse, hats off to you, nellie bly. Nellies intrusion into this world is nothing short of frightening. Ten days in a madhouse, by nelly bly, provides an insightful perspective into the way that the mentally ill were treated during the latter part of the 19th century. Bly, nellie, 18641922 ten days in a madhouse nellie bly note.

Bly also wrote a book about her recordbreaking seventytwo day journey around the world. Ten days in a madhouse is blys expose of the asylum. The insane asylum on blackwells island is a human rattrap. Since my experiences in blackwells island insane asylum were published in the world i have received hundreds of letters in regard to it. Trying to be a servant, and nellie bly as a white slave. In 1887, at age 23, reporter nellie bly, working for joseph pulitzer, feigns mental illness to go undercover in notorious blackwells island a womans insane asylum to. Nellie took the terrifying task of posing as nellie borwn in an undercover assisment to investigate the deplorable conditions of insane asylums. I am happy to be able to state as a result of my visit to the asylum and the. It was even rarer for one to work at as a newspaper reporter and rarer. World and later collected in ten days in a mad house 1887, precipitated a grandjury investigation of the asylum and helped bring about needed improvements in patient care. Such investigative journalism was unusual in 1887 almost as rare as women reporters.

Soon after i had bidden farewell to the blackwells island insane asylum, i was summoned to appear before the grand jury. Ten days in a madhouse by nellie bly elizabeth jane. Inside nellie blys 10 days in a madhouse in 1887, 23yearold reporter nellie bly had herself committed to a new york city asylum to expose the. Excepting the first two days after i entered the asylum, there was no salt for the food. After the new york world demanded her release, blys firsthand accounts of the horrors of the asylum, ten days in a mad house, became a book that prompted a grand jury investigation. Ten days in a madhouse wikisource, the free online library. Time picks 10 of historys most memorable literary stunts. Ten days in a madhouse, around the world in seventytwo days and more nellie bly. Similar reportorial gambits took her into sweatshops, jails, and the legislature where she exposed bribery in the. In 1887, 23yearold reporter nellie bly had herself committed to a new york city asylum to expose the horrific conditions for 19thcentury. Inside nellie blys 10 days in a madhouse in 1887, 23yearold reporter nellie bly had herself committed to a new york city asylum to expose the horrific conditions for 19thcentury mental patients. Ten days in a madhouse is a book by american journalist nellie bly.

I knew, if once i made a houseful of women believe me. I began to see clearly that she wanted to get me out of the house at all hazards, quietly if. What is the main point nellie bly makes in this chapter as she tries to get into the asylum. Ten days in a madhouse provides insight into the mental health care system of the 1880s, recounting not only the ways patients were treated, but also some of the ways in which a sane woman may have found herself institutionalized. Inside nellie blys 10 days in a madhouse biography. Starring caroline barry, christopher lambert, kelly le brock. Ten days in a madhouse is an extended investigative essay by nellie bly that was published in 1987.