What started as an acknowledgement for the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment has grown to be about more than that, including how it impacts your daily life now.

The League of Women Voters of Door County will host its sixth annual Women’s Equality Day car parade on Tuesday, beginning at 5 p.m. The first edition of the event was a throwback to the car parades that took place leading up to the passage of the 19th Amendment on August 26th, 1920, which allowed women the right to vote after the decades-long women’s suffrage movement made its way through state legislatures and the halls of Congress. It has since become a call to action to protect democracy and voting rights. The national and state organizations have been vocal about recent issues, such as mid-cycle redistricting in Texas and California, and the threat to end mail-in voting. Paired with the national Unite & Rise 8.5 campaign, event organizer Heidi Ling says you have to appreciate the steps taken forward with voting rights when they are trying to take steps back.

Ling added that they moved the start time from noon to 5 p.m. to allow more people to participate. The Women’s Equality Day Parade will start near the clock tower at 3rd and Jefferson before driving down 3rd Avenue, across both downtown bridges, and arriving at Martin Park. This year’s program includes remarks by former Wisconsin Lt. Governor Barbara Lawton and a live music performance by Cathy Grier + the Troublemakers All-Female Band.