Ye Olde Crime

Nellie Bly: The Journalist Who Faked Insanity


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Lindsay and Madison discuss reporter Nellie Bly and her experience at Blackwell Island Insane Asylum, as well as why it sucked to be a woman in the Victorian Era (cause chances are you’re insane), that it’s always a good idea to fight misogyny, and how important it is to stick to your guns regardless of your gender. 

Information pulled from the following sources:

  • 2020 Biography article (1)
  • 2019 Washington Post article by Diane Bernard
  • 2017 National Women’s History Museum article by Arlisha R. Norwood
  • Asylum Projects website
  • Britannica website
  • Library of Congress
  • Nellie’s book “Ten Days in a Mad-House”

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