Nellie Bly
Inside the asylum
Impact
100

Who went undercover in a mental asylum in 1887

Nellie Bly

100

Major problem she saw while inside the asylum

Poor living conditions

100

Nellie's journalism left what impact on people with mental health

Better care for them in these mental hospitals

200

What is the name of Nellie Bly's investigation

10 Days in a mad house

200

patients often did not have much of which necessity

Food/Proper care

200

What did the government do after this report


investigated and looked into this asylum and many more like it


300

What state increased mental health spending after Nellie's report

New York

300
What was harmful about this asylum

People often left feeling worse

300

What did this report have on media

Showed it was able to create change
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What investigation technique did Nellie use to get this information

Undercover journalism

400
Some women in the asylum were not _____

Mentally ill

400

Double: What direct impact did this report have on the mental asylum she went to 

Many wrongly admitted patients were released back to the public

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