EVANSVILLE — Erika Taylor, the CEO of the YWCA Evansville, was honored at this year's Women's Equality Day luncheon as an inspirational leader.

Women’s Equality Day, presented by the YWCA Evansville with Stepping Up Evansville, commemorates passage of the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution in 1920 and celebrates women’s accomplishments.

The event also included a keynote speech from Susan Hardwick, the recently retired CEO of American Water Works, Inc. Hardwick was also previously the executive vice president and CFO of Vectren before its sale to CenterPoint Energy.

The two awards from Stepping Up Evansville are the Women Stepping Up Inspirational Leader honor and the Women Stepping Up Legacy Leader award.

The legacy leader award went to the late Elizabeth “Bessie” Lauenst

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