Ten Days in a Mad-House
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"Ten Days in a Mad-House" is an 1887 investigative exposé by journalist Nellie Bly recounting her undercover experience in a New York insane asylum, which helped spark major reforms in mental health care.
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| Ten Days in a Mad-House canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ten Days in a Mad-House Context triple: [Nellie Bly, notableWork, Ten Days in a Mad-House]
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Maggie: A Girl of the Streets
"Maggie: A Girl of the Streets" is a pioneering American naturalist novella that starkly portrays poverty, urban life, and moral hypocrisy in New York's Bowery slums.
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B.
The Honest Men
The Honest Men is the traditional nickname of Scottish football club Ayr United F.C., reflecting the club’s historic identity and local pride.
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C.
The Madhouse on Madison
The Madhouse on Madison is the famous nickname for Chicago Stadium, the historic and raucous former home of the Chicago Blackhawks and Chicago Bulls.
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D.
The Cairo Gang
The Cairo Gang is an indie rock project led by American musician Emmett Kelly, known for its atmospheric, folk-influenced sound and collaborations with artists like Bonnie "Prince" Billy.
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E.
Trial of the Twenty-One
The Trial of the Twenty-One was a 1938 Soviet show trial in Moscow in which prominent Old Bolsheviks and party leaders were accused of treason and executed, marking one of the most infamous episodes of Stalin’s Great Purge.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ten Days in a Mad-House Target entity description: "Ten Days in a Mad-House" is an 1887 investigative exposé by journalist Nellie Bly recounting her undercover experience in a New York insane asylum, which helped spark major reforms in mental health care.
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A.
Maggie: A Girl of the Streets
"Maggie: A Girl of the Streets" is a pioneering American naturalist novella that starkly portrays poverty, urban life, and moral hypocrisy in New York's Bowery slums.
-
B.
The Honest Men
The Honest Men is the traditional nickname of Scottish football club Ayr United F.C., reflecting the club’s historic identity and local pride.
-
C.
The Madhouse on Madison
The Madhouse on Madison is the famous nickname for Chicago Stadium, the historic and raucous former home of the Chicago Blackhawks and Chicago Bulls.
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D.
The Cairo Gang
The Cairo Gang is an indie rock project led by American musician Emmett Kelly, known for its atmospheric, folk-influenced sound and collaborations with artists like Bonnie "Prince" Billy.
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E.
Trial of the Twenty-One
The Trial of the Twenty-One was a 1938 Soviet show trial in Moscow in which prominent Old Bolsheviks and party leaders were accused of treason and executed, marking one of the most infamous episodes of Stalin’s Great Purge.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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investigative exposé ⓘ nonfiction work ⓘ |
| author | Nellie Bly ⓘ |
| basedOn | Nellie Bly's undercover experience ⓘ |
| chronologyWithinAuthorWork | one of Nellie Bly's earliest major works ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| featuresTheme |
institutional abuse
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journalistic ethics ⓘ social reform ⓘ women's rights ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
conditions in a New York insane asylum
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treatment of women in asylums ⓘ |
| genre |
investigative journalism
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memoir ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
audio recordings
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stage adaptations ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
investigative reporting on mental health
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muckraking journalism ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Gilded Age ⓘ |
| impact |
contributed to increased funding for mental health institutions
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led to improved oversight of psychiatric facilities ⓘ raised public awareness of asylum abuses ⓘ sparked reforms in mental health care ⓘ |
| literaryForm | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Nellie Bly ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early example of stunt journalism
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exposing inhumane treatment of patients ⓘ undercover reporting methods ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Nellie Bly's body of work ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | New York City ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1887 ⓘ |
| publisher | New York World ⓘ |
| setting |
Blackwell's Island
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surface form:
Blackwell's Island Insane Asylum
New York City ⓘ |
| subject |
mental health care
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patient abuse ⓘ psychiatric institutions ⓘ |
| timeSpanDescribed | ten days ⓘ |
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