Nellie Bly 
Ten Days in a Mad House [EPUB ebook] 
Studies about brutality and neglect at the Women’s Lunatic Asylum of the Blackwell’s Island

Nellie Bly (May 5, 1864 — January 27, 1922) was a pioneer woman in journalism. She remains notable for two feats: a record-breaking trip around the world in emulation of Jules Verne, and an exposé in which she faked insanity to study a mental institution from within.