Ep 85-Nellie Bly And The Asylum Exposé That Forced Reform

Send us Fan Mail A sane woman says she’s sane and nobody believes her. That’s the chilling hinge point in Nellie Bly’s story, and it’s why her reporting still lands like a warning flare for mental health care and patient rights today. We trace how Bly, a 23-year-old newspaper reporter, takes on an assignment that could have trapped her forever: she practices a “mad” stare, walks into a working women’s boarding house, and engineers her own commitment. From the police court to Bellevue to Blackwell’s Island, we unpack how quickly labels stick, how easily systems confuse fear, poverty, and language barriers for “insanity”, and how impossible it becomes to argue your way back to freedom once an institution decides your words don’t count. 1. Bly, Nellie. Ten Days in a Mad-House (1887). Full text, University of Pennsylvania Digital Library — https://digital.library.upenn.edu/women/bly/madhouse/madhouse.html  2. Bly, Nellie. Ten Days in a Mad-House. Project Gutenberg — https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1052  3. "Nellie Bly." Wikipedia (English) — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nellie_Bly  4. "Ten Days in a Mad-House." Wikipedia (English) — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ten_Days_in_a_Mad-House  5. "The Octagon (Roosevelt Island)." Wikipedia (English) — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Octagon_(Roosevelt_Island)  6. Markel, Howard. "Nellie Bly's Asylum Exposé." PBS NewsHour — https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/  7. HistoryNet. "Nellie Bly: Pioneering Investigative Reporter" — https://www.historynet.com/  8. Mental Floss. "Nellie Bly's Undercover Asylum Investigation" — https://www.mentalfloss.com/  9. Library of Congress blog. Nellie Bly and the World — https://blogs.loc.gov/  10. The Observatory (Ten Days in a Mad-House chapter pages) — https://observatory.designobserver.com/  Support the show Don't miss a (heart) beat! Check out our Instagram @doctoringthetruthpodcast and email us your Medical Mishaps at [email protected]. Join us on Facebook at Doctoring the Truth, and TikTok @doctoring the truth. Don't forget to download, rate, and review so we can keep bringing you more exciting content each week! Stay safe, and stay suspicious...trust, after all, is a delicate thing! Don't forget to check out these fantastic discounts using promo code STAYSUSPICIOUS from our sponsors at: *thecuminclub.com for 30% off *https://strongcoffeecompany.com/discount/STAYSUSPICIOUS for 20% off *www.handful.com for 30% off  *www.standshoes.com for 15% off *www.getcheeky.com for 30% off *https://mollybz.com for 10% off  *klearprotein.com for 20% off *www.torrain.org for 15% off *www.cozyearth.com for 21% off * www.yarokhair.com for 15% off   *www.loveindus.com for 21% off   https://www.tumbleweedandoak.com for 15% off www.aspiredrinks.com  20% OFF  ...