The fight for gender equality has continued for a century since the 1923 Seneca Falls Convention.

Held in July 1848 in Seneca Falls, New York, the meeting launched the women’s suffrage movement, which more than seven decades later ensured women the right to vote.

The Women’s Party began its offensive for the Equal Rights Amendment with a women’s conference in Seneca Falls on July 20 and July 21, 1923.

It marked the 75th anniversary of the first women’s conference in 1848.

Several women from Greater Williamsport gathered outside of New Covenant United Church of Christ recently to solidify that message and to meet those riding a bus en route to Corning, New York and Seneca Falls.

It is called the Centennial Tour Stop. The tour also was an opportunity to register voters as members of the League of Women Voters joined.

All this summer, volunteer advocates from VoteEquality, the American Association of University Women, Generation Ratify, Maryland Chapter of National Organization of Women, and the League of Women Voters joined forces.

The juncture was meant to ensure that equality, democracy and voting rights are enshrined in the U.S. Constitution with the publication of the Equal Rights Amendment.

The recreational vehicle on the tour, a 28-footer branded the “Ruthless Voter Getter,” will lead the caravan of supporters.

The purpose is to educate those inquiring about the fully ratified, yet-to-be published ERA.

The caravan began in Richmond, Virginia and stopped in Winchester, Va., Hagerstown, Md., Williamsport, Corning and Seneca Falls.

At each stop, organizers registered voters, engaging in personal conversations about gender equality and raffle EPA inspired artwork from the Artists4ERA collection.

“It is past time for the Constitution to protect all Americans – women, minorities, and LGBTQIA+,” the organizations stated.