A review by shalini_rasamdaa
Ten Days in a Mad-House by Nellie Bly

5.0

This is an amazing story. It has a very sensationalist air, which is not so different from some of today's writings. I don't know if everything in it is true, but it certainly could be. If one reads fiction of the time, some stories describe the same unlawful imprisonment and relatives who push off rebellious or unwanted women to lunatic asylums. So does life imitate art or vice versa? Shocked that women can be pushed off to lunatic asylums judt because they couldn't speak English! This book also includes the reporter's experience trying to find a job at agencies for working women, and her experience as a 'white slave' in factories during times when labour law was still in its infancy. Women really got the short end of the stick then, and we're still getting the short end today in some countries. Really admire Nellie's courage and pursuit of truth.