What evidence from the text supports that Bly's investigation had a positive impact on Bellevue's treatment of patients?
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Bly was successful in negotiating the city rooms of the New York City world, and got a plum reporting assignment.
Bly was successful in negotiating the city rooms of the New York City world, and got a plum reporting assignment.
Bly began questioning and imitating the women who seemed most insane to her.
Bly began questioning and imitating the women who seemed most insane to her.
In 1889, Bly made a famous, widely reported 72-day trip around the globe that broke a fictional record.
In 1889, Bly made a famous, widely reported 72-day trip around the globe that broke a fictional record.
The New York City municipal government appropriated more money to take care of the mentally ill on Blackwell’s Island.
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The evidence from the text that supports that Bly's investigation had a positive impact on Bellevue's treatment of patients is:
"The New York City municipal government appropriated more money to take care of the mentally ill on Blackwell’s Island."
This indicates that as a result of Bly's work, there was an increase in funding for the care of mentally ill patients, suggesting an improvement in their treatment.
