Ten Days in a Madhouse: The Woman Who Faked Insanity to Save Others.
Nellie Bly committed herself to exposing the system and saving women.
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6 min readApr 23, 2024
It was late 1887 when Elizabeth Cochrane, under the pen name Nellie Bly, convinced the authorities that she was crazed enough to be admitted into the local madhouse.