Nellie bly was born elizabeth jane cochran on may 5, 1864. The film follows 23yearold reporter nellie bly caroline barry as she embarks on her first undercover assignment for worldfamous newspaper editor joseph pulitzer. Books by nellie bly author of ten days in a madhouse. Bly later compiled the articles into a book, being published by ian l. Ten days in a madhouse audiobook by nellie bly 18641922 in 1887 nellie bly, one of the first female newspaper writers, and a young reporter who would soon go.
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After marrying successful manufacturer robert seaman, she became. Nellie bly may 5, 1864 january 27, 1922 was the pen name of american journalist elizabeth jane cochrane. She was born in may of 1864 and died in january 1922. Written for joseph pulitzers new york world, bly s account chronicles her 10 days at blackwells island and, upon its publication, drew public attention to the abuse of the institutionalized and led to a grand jury investigation of the facility. As a reporter, bly experienced what life was like in a woman s boarding house. Ten days in a madhouse by nellie bly thriller crime full. Nellie bly 18641922 was the pen name of american journalist elizabeth jane cochrane. Ten days in a madhouse, published with miscellaneous sketches. Nov 08, 2011 this is the true story of reporter nellie bly, who pretends to be insane, and manages to get herself committed into an insane asylum in the usa.
Ten days in a madhouse ten days in a madhouse, published with miscellaneous sketches. Ten days in a madhouse nellie bly 1864 1922 in 1887 nellie bly, one of the first female newspaper writers, and a young reporter who would soon go on to make a career for herself as an investigative journalist and stunt reporter, had herself committed to the blackwells island insane asylum in new york. Ten days in a madhouse by nellie bly, 9781434103741, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. The edition containing my story long since ran out, and i have been prevailed upon to allow it to be published in book form, to satisfy the hundreds who are yet asking for copies. Ten days in a madhouse audiobook written by nellie bly. Ten days in a madhouse by bly, nellie and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. This book contains now several html tables of contents that will make reading a real pleasure. Ten days in a mad house is a quick and insightful read into the way the mentally ill were treated or should i say ten days in a madhouse is a book by newspaper reporter nellie bly. A pioneer of investigative journalism, her work often focused on issues of corruption and poverty and gave voice to disenfranchised groups. After ten days, bly was released from the asylum with her editors help and she published her experience in book form as ten days in a madhouse. After ten days, the asylum released bly at the worlds behest.
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Inside nellie blys 10 days in a madhouse born elizabeth cochran in may 1864 in the suburbs of pittsburgh, pennsylvania, bly launched her journalistic career early. In 1887, 23yearold reporter nellie bly had herself committed to a new york city asylum for 10 days to expose the horrific conditions for 19thcentury century mental patients. Pretending to be insane, she enters her undercover assignment and learns what life is like for those that are considered insane. Ten days in a madhouse is bly s expose of the asylum. Ten days in a madhouse nellie bly 1864 1922 in 1887 nellie bly, one of the first female newspaper writers, and a young reporter who would soon go on to make a career for herself as an investigative journalist and stunt reporter, had herself committed to the blackwells island insane asylum in. Bly, in an act of stunt journalism that wold make her famous, pretended to be mildly insane so she would be sent to an asylum to see first hand what one was like. Nellie bly 18641922 was the pen name of american journalist elizabeth jane cochran, whose bestknown works are ten days in a madhouse and around the world in seventytwo days. The book is a remarkable insight into the diagnosis and treatment of mental illness in new york in 1887 and at the time her work was published it caused considerably controversy. Unable to maintain the land or their house, the family moved. She was a groundbreaking reporter known for a recordbreaking trip around the world in 72 days, in emulation of jules vernes fictional character phileas fogg, and an expose in which she faked insanity to study a mental institution from within. Sep 15, 2014 nellie bly 18641922 in 1887 nellie bly, one of the first female newspaper writers, and a young reporter who would soon go on to make a career for herself as an investigative journalist and. In 1887, at age 23, reporter nellie bly, working for joseph pulitzer, feigns mental illness to go undercover in notorious blackwells island a womans insane asylum to. It was initially published as a series of articles for the. Ten days in a madhouse is a book by newspaper reporter nellie bly.
Apr 27, 2012 ten days in a madhouse is a book written by newspaper reporter nellie bly and published by ian l. Nellie blys ten days in a madhouse undercover reporting. Nellie bly changes the ways of the asylums by speaking the truth for the mentally ill who couldnt. Assigned to write an expose about life inside an asylum, nellie bly did her best to act like a madwoman in order to be committed to an institution.
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Ten days in a madhouse ten days in a madhouse, describing new york citys most notorious mental institution, were written by journalist nellie bly in 1887. Nellie bly, posing as nellie brown, went undercover to investigate the deplorable conditions of insane asylums. Nellie bly may 5, 18641 january 27, 1922 was a pioneer woman in journalism. More importantly, thanks to this book, living conditions for the insane. In honor of womens month, this video is a reading of nellie blys book, ten days in a madhouse, accompanied with illustrations and photos of ms. The book details her experiences while living undercover at bellevue hospital, a womens insane asylum on blackwells island, new york, for ten days. Ten days in a madhouse by nellie bly elizabeth jane.
Ten days in a madhouse nellie bly 1864 1922 in 1887 nellie bly, one of the first female newspaper writers, and a young reporter who would soon go. Within her lifetime, nellie bly published four nonfiction books, which were essentially compilations of her newspaper reportage. Ten days in a madhouse is a book by american journalist nellie bly. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. In ten days in a madhouse she shares her experience of diagnosis and incarceration for what was deemed a mental illness. Ten days in a madhouse is nellie bly s elizabeth jane cochrane seaman account of her ten days in a madhouse in new york in 1887. This book was so wellwritten and clearly showed mans inhumanity to man.
Nellie bly was born elizabeth jane cochran, in cochrans mills near present day pittsburgh. The living conditions and treatment of the patients were horrible. The book comprised blys reportage for the new york world while on an undercover assignment in which she feigned insanity to investigate reports of brutality and neglect at the womens lunatic asylum on blackwells. Since my experiences in blackwells island insane asylum were published in the world i have received hundreds of letters in regard to it. The movie 10 days in a madhouse the nellie bly story is based on nellie blys 1887 book of the same title.
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