Journalist Nellie Bly faked insanity to secretly investigate New York City Lunatic Asylum in 1887
Her courageous "Ten Days in a Mad House" exposé changed mental health care forever. The post Journalist Nellie Bly faked insanity to secretly investigate New York City Lunatic Asylum in 1887 appeared first on Upworthy .
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