09/10/2026
🕯️ We all know the name Jack the Ripper, but how much do we really know about the women at the heart of the mystery?
More than 135 years later, the Whitechapel murders continue to fascinate us. The suspects, clues, letters, theories… and the one question that has never been definitively answered: Who was Jack the Ripper?
But behind one of history’s most infamous unsolved mysteries are five women (at least) whose stories deserve to be remembered in their own right.
Mary Ann Nichols. Annie Chapman. Elizabeth Stride. Catherine Eddowes. Mary Jane Kelly.
They were real women living in 1880’s Whitechapel, each with a life and a story that existed long before they became part of this mystery. And, perhaps, that’s what makes this case so difficult to leave in the past, especially for women today.
Violence against women, including women involved in s*x work, has far from disappeared. Too often we see stories make the headlines, dominate conversations for a moment, and then fade into the background. Whilst the perpetrators are well-documented and even romanticised in film and tv. Perhaps we’ve become so accustomed to hearing about violence that we forget there is a real person behind every statistic, every headline, every case file.
The details and century may change, but the importance of remembering the victims never does.
At the Jack the Ripper Museum, history comes into focus through the people, places, and details that shaped one of London’s most notorious cases.
🔎 Come for the mystery, learn from the history. Reclaim the JTR case as an ever-relevant piece of women’s history. Because we believe that the story of Jack the Ripper isn’t just about the man who was never caught… it’s also about the women who should never be forgotten.
🕯️ How do you think the murders of these women have changed the way we look at Victorian London?
We invite you to come and learn more about these women, and see just how relevant this case remains today.
Jacktherippermuseum.co.uk
