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Historical Significants of the Blackwells island ( Now called the Rosevelt island)

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Historical Significants of the Blackwells island ( Now called the Rosevelt island)

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The building was originally called Blackwell's Island. It was later renamed Welfare Island in 1921, then finally called Roosevelt Island in 1975. This building served as an asylum, prison, and hospital in the 19th and early 20th centuries.

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Nellie Bly was an undercover journalist. She pretended to be insane to be committed to the asylum. She went undercover to find the mystery and the truth behind what was going on behind closed doors. Once she was admitted into the asylum, she found the gruesome truth about what was going on. She found that patients were beaten, restrained, and neglected. There were filthy living spaces, freezing temperatures, and contaminated water. The food was very unsanitary. There was rotten meat, moldy bread, and barely any edible meals. And many women inside were not actually insane, just poor or non-English speakers. Also, once you are admitted, there is no way out—doctors ignored pleas for release. After 10 days, her newspaper, The New York World, helped secure her release. She ended up publishing her findings in an article titled "Ten Days in a Mad House," which created a public outrage, leading to:

Increased funding for mental health institutions

Reforms in patient treatment and better oversight

Greater awareness of wrongful institutionalization

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Eventually asylum patients moved elsewhere in the early 1900s, and many buildings fell into disrepair after being abandoned. And they renamed the island after President Franklin D. Roosevelt (1973) honored disability history.

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The island’s history highlights past mistreatment of disabled individuals. Renaming it after FDR, who had polio, acknowledges disability history and contributions.

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Penitentiary (1832): Isolated prisoners from the city.

New York City Lunatic Asylum (1839): First city asylum, later became infamous due to Nellie Bly’s exposé.

Smallpox Hospital (1856): Treated patients with infectious diseases.

Metropolitan Hospital: Occupied the former asylum building until 1955.

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This is a picture of people inside the asylum 

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Mostly women because the people were separated.