Ten days in a mad-house [graphic novel]
Ricca, Brad2022
Book
While working for Joseph Pulitzer's newspaper in 1887, Nellie Bly began an undercover investigation into the local woman's lunatic asylum on Blackwell's Island. Intent on seeing what life was like on the inside, Bly fooled trained physicians into thinking she was insane - a task too easily achieved - and had herself committed. In her ten days at the asylum, Bly witnessed horrifying conditions: the food was inedible, the women were forced into labour for the staff, the nurses and doctors were cruel or indifferent, and many of the women held there had no mental disorder of any kind. Now adapted into graphic form by Brad Ricca and vividly rendered with beautiful and haunting illustrations by Courtney Sieh, Bly's bold venture is given new life and meaning, as her fearless scrutiny into the living conditions at Blackwell's asylum forever changed the field of journalism. A timely reminder to take notice of forgotten populations, Then Days in a Mad-House warns us what happens when we decide to look away.
Main title:
Ten days in a mad-house [graphic novel] / written by Brad Ricca ; illustrated by Courtney Sieh ; adapted from the work of Nellie Bly.
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Imprint:
New York : Gallery 13, 2022.©2022
Collation:
1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly illustrations ; 22 cm
ISBN:
9781982140656 (pbk)1982140658 (pbk)9781982140656 (paperback)
Dewey class:
741.5973362.2109747
Language:
English
Subject:
Bly, Nellie, 1864-1922 -- Comic books, strips, etcN.Y. City Lunatic Asylum -- Comic books, strips, etcMentally ill -- Commitment and detention -- New York (State) -- History -- 19th century -- Comic books, strips, etcPsychiatric hospitals -- New York (State) -- History -- 19th century -- Comic books, strips, etcWomen -- Mental health services -- New York (State) -- History -- 19th century -- Comic books, strips, etcWomen journalists -- New York (State) -- History -- 19th century -- Comic books, strips, etcMentally ill -- Commitment and detention -- New York (State) -- New York -- Comic books, strips, etcPsychiatric hospitals -- New York (State) -- New York -- Comic books, strips, etcRoosevelt Island (New York, N.Y.) -- Comic books, strips, etcNew York (N.Y.) -- Hospitals -- Comic books, strips, etcGraphic novelsGraphic novel adaptations
BRN:
742064
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Melbourne Library | Graphic Novel | GRA RICC | Available |
| Kathleen Syme Carlton | Graphic Novel | GRA RICC | Available |
| narrm ngarrgu Library and Family Services | Graphic Novel | GRA RICC | Available |