The campaign for women's suffrage began as far back as 1865, but it was not until 1918 that women got the vote - and even then they had to be over 30.
Eleanor Rathbone became a leader of the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies and Liverpool's leading campaigner for women's right to vote. She held this position until the vote for all women was won in 1928.
This picture shows her spreading the word, addressing a crowd in Edinburgh. Eleanor Rathbone was also the first woman on Liverpool City Council, and the first Liverpool woman to become an MP.
The former gallery had a range of fascinating photographs of local women activists, along with displays on the history of women's suffrage.