Discover the history of Liverpool's inspirational women on this walking tour. Visit the Liverpool Cathedral, the Everyman Theatre, and the Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King. Learn about the women who have had an influence on the history, heritage, and culture of Liverpool, the UK, and beyond.

Begin your tour at the Liverpool Cathedral. See one of the final works by one of the most famous female sculptures of the modern era. Have a tour of the Lady Chapel and with its famous stained-glass windows. Learn about some amazing women depicted in the windows that have had a long-lasting influence on Liverpool’s history and development.

Continue to Blackburne House, a grade II listed building that has played an important role in the education of girls and women. Hear about some famous alumni and the role the building has played in the education of girls and women.

Next, head to Rodney Street, often called the “Harley Street of the North.” Hear about some of Rodney Street’s famous female residents.

Visit the Everyman Theatre, with its history as Hope Hall. Learn about the Bohemian environment and political edge of this site and the links with the ground-breaking movements including the Suffragettes.

Continue to Mount Pleasant, with a long association with medicine. Hear about several women from Liverpool and the challenges they overcame to be able to influence the development of medicine, education, and health services at the turn of the last century.

Visit Pembroke Place, famously giving the name to ‘Red Brick’ Universities, and with many famous female alumni. Hear about several pioneering women, including a great Philanthropist who successfully campaigned for women’s rights and family social in the early 1900’s.

Next, visit the Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King, Liverpool. Learn about the history of this site and its links with the Nightingale nurses. Learn of, not just the tragic story, but also the incredible work of one of the leading reformers of legislation supporting women and families in the 1800’s.

Continue to Lime Street, with its infamous reputation from the 19th century. Learn of one lady who famously appears in several famous Liverpool songs.

Pass by the site of many notable women’s social and political union meetings of the early 1900’s, and arrive at the at the Walker Art Gallery. Learn about some of the fascinating women, including those still on display, that have helped to make this publicly owned art gallery the national gallery of the North.

The tour will finish at the Victoria Museum & Gallery