The walking tour that highlights the powerful women who helped make Liverpool the city it is
As it was International Women’s Day yesterday (March 8) and it is Mother’s Day tomorrow, (March 10) it felt like the perfect time to go on a walking tour that highlights powerful women throughout Liverpool’s history.
Liverpool Famous Walking Tours is a company that takes people, whether that be tourists or curious Liverpool locals, on different routes across the city, shedding light on the impact women made on different parts of the city’s history. This includes a Beatles walking tour, a Best of Liverpool culture tour, and the ECHO previously covered their Pride-themed walking tour last July.
Their newest tour, named ‘Inspirational Women From Liverpool’s Past & History’, was brought in for International Women’s Day, but will be continuing across the year.
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My tour began in the Anglican Cathedral. We headed into the depths of the building, where I was able to gaze up at the Noble Women windows, which depict women who have majorly contributed to society, including Kitty Wilkinson [who became known as the Saint of the Slums in Liverpool during a cholera epidemic in 1832] and Elizabeth Fry [a campaigner for the rights of prisoners, particularly female inmates, later known as the ‘Angel of Prisons’].
Next, we headed down to St James Cemetery. It was fascinating to hear stories about many of the women whose gravestones were there, including Kitty Wilkinson, whose grave was previously desecrated by vandals.
Another famous Liverpool landmark we headed to was ‘A Case History’, the sculpture otherwise known as the Hope Street Suitcases. Of all the names etched onto each of the suitcases, very few are women. One notable name that does feature is Margaret Simey, who was a tireless political activist throughout the twentieth century.
You will learn so much about the powerful women of Liverpool that paved the way for future generations. The upcoming dates for the Inspirational Women walking tour are:
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Sun April 21st
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Thu May 16th
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Sat June 22nd
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Sun July 21st
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Thu Aug 8th
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Sat Sept 14th
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Thu Oct 17th
The tour will take you about two hours, with the guide walking at a steady pace so everybody can keep up. The website also states that the tour is a accessible to those with wheelchairs or prams. Tickets cost £17 per person and each tour starts at 10.30am.
I cannot recommend this tour enough and I was so happy to learn about figures so vital to our past that I previously knew nothing about.
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