Use the excerpt from the "How Nellie Bly went undercover to expose of the mentally ill" article to answer the question.

Question

What evidence from the text supports that Bly's investigation had a positive impact on Bellevue's treatment of patients?
A. Bly began questioning and imitating the women who seemed most insane to her
B. The New York City municipal government appropriated more money to take care of the ill on Blackwell's island
C. in 1889, Bly made a famous, widely reported 72-day trip around the globe that broke a fictional record
D. Bly was successful in negotiating the city rooms of the New York City world, and got a plum reporting assignment

Answer 1

The evidence from the text that supports Bly's investigation had a positive impact on Bellevue's treatment of patients is:

B. The New York City municipal government appropriated more money to take care of the ill on Blackwell's island.

This indicates that her investigation led to increased funding and improvements in the care of mentally ill patients.