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Why America Doesn’t Have Insane Asylums Anymore

Why America Doesn’t Have Insane Asylums Anymore
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In 1887, Joseph Pulitzer’s New York World published one of my favorite series in the history of journalism. It sported these headlines: “Inside the Madhouse.” “Feigning Insanity in Order to Reveal Asylum Horrors. The Trying Ordeal of the New York World's Girl Correspondent.” The author, Nelly Bly, 2

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