Petition launched to install memorial statue of Jack the Ripper's fourth victim from Wolverhampton to 'recognise and remember her'
A petition has been launched to give Jack the Ripper’s fourth victim, from Wolverhampton, a memorial statue.
The petition, created on Change.org, is calling on Wolverhampton City Council to consider installing a memorial statue of Catherine Eddowes, Jack the Ripper’s fourth victim.
Catherine Eddowes was born in Wolverhampton in 1842 and in 1888 she became the fourth victim of the Jack the Ripper murders.
The petition, created by Luke Reader, says Catherine Eddowes was “a Wulfrunian and a woman of the Black Country” and “she was more than a victim”
The petition adds: “She was a woman from our city with her own life, story and connection to Wolverhampton.
“Despite this connection, there is currently no memorial to her here apart from a blue plaque near where she was born.
“A small statue on Victoria Street could respectfully honour her life and recognise her as a woman from our community.”
It adds: “The memorial could also stand as a tribute to victims of violence against women throughout history — ensuring their stories are remembered, and their voices are not lost.
“I am calling on Wolverhampton City Council to consider installing a memorial statue to Catherine Eddowes on Victoria Street so her connection to Wolverhampton is properly recognised and remembered.”
Catherine Eddows was one of five women who were brutally attacked within three months and their killer was never found, but the person responsible became known as Jack the Ripper.
Eddowes, Mary Ann 'Polly' Nichols, Annie Chapman, Elizabeth Stride and Mary Kelly were all murdered between August and November of 1888.
Eddowes was the fourth victim to be killed.
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