Ten Days in a Madhouse
Author(s): Nellie Bly
Genre(s): Memoirs
Narrators: Alys AtteWater
Number of Chapters: 8
Length: 2 hours and 41 minutes
Language: English
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 Blackwell’s Island Insane Asylum in New York. Her purpose was to discover what life was like for those who had been deemed insane. She was surprised to discover the depth of mistreatment of the patients. Partially as a result of her reporting, more money was allocated to the asylum and reforms were put into place. (Summary by Alice)
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The audiobook Ten Days in a Madhouse falls under the genres of Memoirs. It is written by Nellie Bly.