Ten Days in a Mad-House
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Ten Days in a Mad-House

Nellie Bly
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In 1887, 23-year-old reporter Nellie Bly had herself committed to a New York City asylum for 10 days to expose the horrific conditions for 19th-century century mental patients.
Genres: NonfictionHistoryClassicsPsychologyMental HealthMemoirBiographyAudiobookHistoricalJournalism
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