Ten Days in a Mad-House

In 1887, Nellie Bly went undercover by being committed to Blackwell's Island insane asylum in New York City to uncover the conditions faced by its patients. Her firsthand experiences revealed shocking abuse and neglect, which she documented in her exposé for the New York World. Bly’s vivid account not only drew public attention to the treatment of inmates but also sparked a grand jury investigation, helping establish her as a pioneering investigative journalist.