Ten Days in a Mad-House

Ten Days in a Mad-House

1887 • 122 pages

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Average rating3.7

15

A short book that covers Nellie Bly's time on Blackwell's Island as well as a couple other things. This is a first hand account of what insanity, servanthood, and factory jobs from the early 20th century looked like. It was good.

April 26, 2016