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Ten Days in a Mad-House; or, Nellie Bly's Experience on Blackwell's Island. / Feigning Insanity in Order to Reveal Asylum Horrors. The Trying Ordeal of the New York World's Girl Correspondent. cover

Ten Days in a Mad-House; or, Nellie Bly's Experience on Blackwell's Island. / Feigning Insanity in Order to Reveal Asylum Horrors. The Trying Ordeal of the New York World's Girl Correspondent.

Chapter 23: TRANSCRIBER’S NOTES
By Nellie Bly
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The author undertakes an undercover investigation by feigning mental illness to secure admission to a metropolitan asylum and documents her experiences during ten days confined there. She describes the admission process, medical examinations, the daily routines and living conditions in the wards, interactions with attendants and doctors, and the treatment of patients, including neglect and cruelty as well as instances of kindness. The narrative combines first-hand observation with analysis of institutional practices and culminates in public exposure that spurred scrutiny and reforms.

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TRANSCRIBER’S NOTES

  1. Silently corrected typographical errors and variations in spelling.
  2. Retained anachronistic, non-standard, and uncertain spellings as printed.