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Halloween Special: Asylums in America
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This week is our spooky Halloween episode and we will discuss a few sinister "insane asylums" from America's dark past. We will talk about Nellie Bly and her ten days inside the Women's Lunatic Asylum on Blackwell's Island. Then, we'll discuss the Danvers State Insane Asylum, Willowbrook Asylum, electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), and lobotomies.
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Sources: Ten Days in a Mad House by Nellie Bly, Washington Post, Nellie Bly, Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) per Mayo Clinic, Rosemary Kennedy, All That's Interesting, Video Footage Exposing Willowbrook's Horrors, New York Times (Willowbrook), Scientific American, History of the Lobotomy, Only in your State, Ghosts and Monsters
WATCH: Escaping the Madhouse - The Nellie Bly Story (HULU) and Session 9 (2001 Film)
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Manage episode 345708603 series 2868385
This week is our spooky Halloween episode and we will discuss a few sinister "insane asylums" from America's dark past. We will talk about Nellie Bly and her ten days inside the Women's Lunatic Asylum on Blackwell's Island. Then, we'll discuss the Danvers State Insane Asylum, Willowbrook Asylum, electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), and lobotomies.
You may now join us on Patreon or buy us a Cocktail.
Be sure to subscribe on Apple and leave a review, or, email us at unitedstatesofmurder@gmail.com
Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter!
Sources: Ten Days in a Mad House by Nellie Bly, Washington Post, Nellie Bly, Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) per Mayo Clinic, Rosemary Kennedy, All That's Interesting, Video Footage Exposing Willowbrook's Horrors, New York Times (Willowbrook), Scientific American, History of the Lobotomy, Only in your State, Ghosts and Monsters
WATCH: Escaping the Madhouse - The Nellie Bly Story (HULU) and Session 9 (2001 Film)
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