Artist: Anita Eralie Schley
Title: Nellie Bly
Media: Mixed Media
Size: 8x10
Price: $300
Artist Statement:
Nellie Bly, a pioneer in investigative journalism, went undercover as a patient at the Blackwell Insane Asylum in NY in 1887. Her articles describing the horrific abuse that she and the other patients received caused such an uproar that the city of New York issued widespread reforms, including a million dollars given annually, towards the care of the mentally disabled. Nellie Bly is considered one of the inventors of undercover journalism. She was also an outspoken activist on women’s rights and published many articles on the subject.