Hello everyone for this week Bonnie and I will be covering Women in the Asylum. As well as Dorothea Dix and Nelly Bly. The latter of the two being a “muckraker” an early form of investigative journalist. Her exposé on Blackwell Insane Asylum titled 10 Days in a Mad House, being what she most famous for. In this post a link to a brief biography of Nelly Bly, alongside a link to a short documentary about Nelly Bly’s 10 Days in a Mad House are posted below.
Biography: https://www.biography.com/activist/nellie-bly
Documentary: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=GRo-lz53_w8
