Publication

2019-07-16 - Blurb

Word Count

24,500 words, Guess

Page Count

98 pages

Physical Format

Paperback

Identifiers

  • Open LibraryOL33284442M
  • ISBN-139780464073826
  • ISBN-100464073820

Description

In 1887, Elizabeth Cochran Seaman, also known as Nellie Bly, published an expose about New York's infamous mental health institution on Blackwell's Island after having herself intentionally committed undercover. The expose forever changed the way the mental health would be seen in history and began a social movement to advocate for better care throughout the nation.

Subjects

Topics

JudgeCourtAsylumExposePrisonHospitalSanitarium

Places

Blackwell's IslandNew York City (New York)Roosevelt Island (New York)

People

Nellie Bly

Times

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