First, we see that Judith Walkowitz interprets the Ripper murders as being chaotic. We see that she interprets this time as being chaotic for various reasons. First, we see through the article that people in London were terrified and rightfully so. They were all afraid that they would be the next one to be the Rippers victim. As no one knew who the Ripper was, people were afraid of everyone around them in fear that the person near them was the murderer.
All of this unknown caused people to talk and speculate as to who the murderer was. First, although “women were significantly marginalized from the public telling of the story” (pg. 52) that did not stop them from speaking to each other and gossiping about who the murderer was. As the victims
All of this unknown caused people to talk and speculate as to who the murderer was. First, although “women were significantly marginalized from the public telling of the story” (pg. 52) that did not stop them from speaking to each other and gossiping about who the murderer was. As the victims