Tag Archives: Mary Jane Kelly

October 24, 2007

Challenges to writing history

Every writer and every blogger face the same exact challenge each day: the terror of the blank screen (or page). For bloggers, the satisfaction point is reached far more easily. Scan a favorite newspaper, magazine, Web site or message board … Continue reading →

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October 16, 2007

Final Draft: Romanticizing Mary Jane Kelly

The following is the final draft of the manuscript that first appeared as the debut blog entry on HistoryHype.com. It has been accepted for publication, the details of which will soon be announced on this site. Now a bit longer … Continue reading →

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July 30, 2007

Romanticizing Mary Jane Kelly

I can think of few pursuits in historical studies more heartless than the romanticizing of Mary Jane Kelly. Kelly, allegedly 25 and a native of Whitechapel, London, England at the time of her death on November 9, 1888, is allegedly … Continue reading →

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