Which fearless journalist went undercover at an insane asylum on Blackwell's Island?

The incredible Nellie Bly is played by the incredible Laura Dern in this story as told by JD Ryznar. Journalist Bly was a pioneer in uncovering the reality of health institutions, as her 1887 exposé revealed the conditions in New York City's Blackwell's Island, where she went incognito as a mental patient. Oh, yeah, she also traveled around the world in a then record-setting 72 days.

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