What evidence from the text supports that Bly's investigation had a positive impact on Bellevue's treatment of patients?

(1 point)
Responses

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.

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.
The New York City municipal government appropriated more money to take care of the mentally ill on Blackwell’s Island.

Bly began questioning and imitating the women who seemed most insane to her.

1 answer

The evidence from the text that supports 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 her findings and the subsequent public attention, there was a financial commitment to improve the care for mentally ill patients.