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+. I found Nellie Bly's accounts of Blackwell Island to be particularly intriguing, she tells of an institution that was almost completely custodial in its management or lack thereof. The physical torment inflicted upon patients at Blackwell was also particularly alarming, and from what I can remember Bly was not even in the most condemned and controlled part of the facility. (The women who could be seen out for walks on the leash sort of system were believed to have it the worst as they were deemed the most volatile and dangerous) - Joey Welch
+. In what ways did the emergence of "New Women" begin to change the expectations and management processes in institutions? - Joey Welch
 . In Nellie Bly's experience at Blackswell Island, she notes multiple times that it was astounding that the doctors were not able to tell the difference between a "sane" and "insane" person. Is this reflective of the medical training at the time? What does that say about whether people (women specifically) getting the care that they actually needed.-Margie Jones
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 Bly’s understanding becomes increasingly clear that public institutions were not up to par with consistent standards of care. For example, her request for a nightgown is answered with blame on the institution being “charity.” Was the aforementioned experience consistent among most public institutions? -RJD
+. How do Nellie Bly and the other women writing these accounts view others committed to the asylums? Do they feel that the treatment can be effective for some even if it isn't necessary/helpful for them? - Morgan
+. How is declaring a woman to be insane and having her committed to an asylum used by her spouse and/or family in order to further their control and abuse, such as in the case of Elizabeth Stone for example? - Morgan
+. From Women in the Asylum, The author states in the 1866-1890 section that “The New Woman was an educated, intellectual young woman who valued self-fulfillment and service to her community.” I think it is interesting how people during this time made it seem like women were just now starting to change when in reality women have always been able to do just as much as anyone else and more. -Jake Martin
+. In the section where it talks about adult foster care programs, I'm curious to know how people decided that these certain families were a good fit to take care of these certain individuals and how long this lasted until the public found out that the patients were getting mistreated in these homes. -Jake Martin
+. After spending time with psychiatric doctors trying to get diagnosed, Bly determines and states, “I felt sure now that no doctor could tell whether people were insane or not, so long as the case was not violent.” Her first-hand encounter confirmed the theories that most psychiatric diagnoses done in this time period were baseless. It makes me wonder how her experience changed the public’s perception on psychiatric study and treatment.-NG
+. With the rate of insanity being high among pregnant women and new mothers, did the prospect of psychiatric issues deter any women from starting a family?-NG
+. In Ten Days in a Madhouse Bly describes the testing they conducted to prove her insanity. As well as the women Mary who was cleaning. Does the appearance and acceptance of sane individuals in these hospital work to discredit these institutions? - Darian
+. In both of the texts it describes how women had difficulties defending their sanity and ultimately their freedom. Was this attitude driven by a sexist society or the lack of knowledge regarding mental health?-Darian