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Fourth and fifth books for #JaneAustenJuly The Scandalous Lady W by Hallie Rubenhold Lady Susan by Jane Austen #thescandalousladyw #hallierubenhold #ladysusan #JaneAusten #CurrentlyReading https://www.instagram.com/p/Cfw_EZrrMRv/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Le cinque donne. La storia vera delle vittime di Jack Lo Squartatore - Hallie Rubenhold Polly, Annie, Elizabeth, Kate e Mary Jane sono per i cosiddetti "benpensanti" dell'epoca solo prostitute, donne alla deriva che sono andate, seppur inconsciamente, incontro al loro destino. Qualsiasi donna, nella Londra vittoriana del 1887 se privata di un marito in grado di proteggerla e mantenerla diventava una donna di malaffare, una prostituta: questo è quanto i giornalisti dell'epoca hanno costruito come loro storia. L'autrice invece, dopo accurate indagini e storiche ricostruzioni vuole dare un inizio alla storia di queste donne, forse "perdute" sì, ma solo perché abbandonate al loro destino e senza alcun aiuto. "Le vittime di Jack lo Squartatore non sono mai state solo "prostitute". Erano figlie, mogli, madri, sorelle e amanti. Erano donne. Erano esseri umani. Questo in sé, deve bastare". "Questo libro è dedicato a loro, nella speranza di ascoltare un racconto chiaro delle loro vicissitudini e di restituire loro ciò che tanto brutalmente hanno perduto insieme alla vita: la dignità". #hallierubenhold #lecinquedonne #pollyannieelizabethkatemaryjane #jacktheripper #jacklosquartatore #books #bookstagram #book #reading #bookworm #booklover #read #instabook #bookaholic #bookaddict #libri #reader #literature #booklove #bookphotography #libros #library #booklovers (presso Ceccano, Italy) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ce3K5JagFFI/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

“They are male, authoritarian, and middle class. They were formed at a time when women had no voice, and few rights, and the poor were considered lazy and degenerate: to have been both of these things was one of the worst possible combinations. For over 130 years we have embraced the dusty parcel we were handed. We have rarely ventured to peer inside it or attempted to remove the thick wrapping that has kept us from knowing these women or their true histories.” Hallie Rubenhold, The Five 📖 Few days ago I finished this magnificent book and I loved it so much it put me into a reading slump. Go read it, it reads like a novel but the fact that it’s all true will chill you to the bone. #thefive #thefivetheuntoldlivesofthewomenkilledbyjacktheripper #hallierubenhold #nonfiction #nonfictionbooks #jacktheripper #thecanonicalfive #history #darkacademia #academia https://www.instagram.com/p/CD4J1hqAfTQ/?igshid=w8j8p902skyf

𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑭𝒊𝒗𝒆: 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑼𝒏𝒕𝒐𝒍𝒅 𝑳𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑾𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒏 𝒌𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒅 𝒃𝒚 ‘𝑱𝒂𝒄𝒌 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑹𝒊𝒑𝒑𝒆𝒓’ Book 22 of 2020 - Quick Review ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/ 5 If you’re a history nerd, like learning about crime, have an interest in the late 1880s, or just want to know more about the cruel and ill-investigated murders of the women killed by Jack the Ripper, then this is the book for you. It’s the morally correct and more intriguing take on historical crimes - focusing on the lives of the victims rather than glorifying the killer. Would highly recommend! #bookreviews #bookrecommendation #thefivetheuntoldlivesofthewomenkilledbyjacktheripper #hallierubenhold #historicalnonfiction #jacktheripper #thefive #bookshelf #bookstagram #bookaholic #bookworm #bookdragon #bookish #goodreadschallenge2020 https://www.instagram.com/p/CBlzKY5gKpC/?igshid=jkf8jjgxdgfn

My lockdown reading so far. All highly recommended! #markhudson #burymyheartatwoundedknee #hallierubenhold #comingbackbrokens #thefive #deebrown (at Barry, Vale of Glamorgan) https://www.instagram.com/p/CA7-xyrA1xr/?igshid=1075ragv96b0x

Like a lot of people I’ve been pouring over The Five by @hallierubenhold and I’ve adored it. I’m not quite finished with it yet but I’ve been struck by the humanistic leaning Rubenhold has taken with this book. This was definitely the intention but each of the Ripper victims are treated with a very gentle hand. Very little is told of their deaths, as we already know plenty of that, but so much goes into the stories of these women’s lives. The fair and heartfelt telling of these personal histories shows us a deeper understanding of the complexities of Victorian Working class living than has been told in most books on the topic. As such we are shown individual people who are far richer in character than the simple labels of just “murder victim” or “prostitute”. This is definitely one for everyone! #books #bookstagram #thefive #hallierubenhold https://www.instagram.com/p/B9_5GnOn3af8h0KlSpH9TYXngzh0S5Mg8_Zwkw0/?igshid=1vw2lzx3uus4q

They were more than just headlines. The Five - The untold story of the women killed by Jack The Ripper. Came across this very interesting read by ⁦‪@HallieRubenhold‬⁩ Need to read this... #hallierubenhold #thewanderinglondoner #jacktheripper #macabre #horror #darkart #gothic #macabreart #creepy #oddities #goth #occult #horrorart #dark #oddity #taxidermy #skull #artist #morbid #scary #darkartist #curiosity #death #spooky #vultureculture #bones #witchcraft #darkartists #skulls #eastend (at Shoreditch) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8eLNcyhJFd/?igshid=6y2t01k3gior

"When a woman steps out of line and contravenes accepted norms of feminine behavior, whether on social media or on the Victorian street, there is a tacit understanding that someone must put her back in her place. Labeling the victims as “just prostitutes” permits those writing about Polly, Annie, Elisabeth, Kate, and Mary Jane even today to continue to disparage, sexualize, and dehumanize them; to continue to reinforce the values of madonna/whore. It allows authors to rank the women’s level of attractiveness based on images of their murdered bodies and to declare “Pulchritude was, it appears, of no interest to the Whitechapel Murderer,” before concluding, “Mary Jane Kelly was pretty, Stride, lively and . . . at least attractive . . . Otherwise, his victims were gin-soaked drabs. “This attitude gives such authors free rein to speculate pruriently on how frequently these women had sex before they were murdered. It makes it acceptable to dismiss these daughters, wives, and mothers as “a few moribund, drunken trug-moldies,” which “all [Jack] did was execute, [and] then gralloch.” It elevates the murderer to celebrity status and confers favor on his victims: because they “got intimate with one of the most famous men on earth.” At its very core, the story of Jack the Ripper is a narrative of a killer’s deep, abiding hatred of women, and our culture’s obsession with the mythology serves only to normalize its particular brand of misogyny." #bookstagram #hallierubenhold (at Putney) https://www.instagram.com/p/BxnizRzBZl5/?igshid=1ut3lfxonq201