A review by serendipitysbooks
Ten Days in a Mad-House, by Nellie Bly
challenging
dark
informative
medium-paced
4.0
Since the story of Nellie Bly and her expose of the the Blackwell asylum fascinated men after finishing a fiction book on the topic, I decided to pick up Ten Days in a Mad-House, a compilation of Nellie Bly’s newspaper stories on the subject. Her compassion for the women and her anger and frustration at their treatment shone through, as did her satisfaction with the fact that her stories resulted in a budget increase for the asylum and improved conditions there. I’m glad I took the time to hear her story in her words. I can only imagine the impact they made at the time.
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, and Physical abuse