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Pa. Speaker of the House attends Women's History Month event at King's College

State Rep. Joanna McClinton, the first woman to serve as Pennsylvania Speaker of the House, traveled to Wilkes-Barre this week to celebrate Women's History Month.

The NAACP Wilkes-Barre Branch, Action Together Northeastern PA, King's College’s Women’s Studies Committee, Peace and Justice Center and Unitarian Universalist Church of Wyoming Valley hosted the event March 26, at King's College.

Rep. McClinton took questions on a variety of issues and spoke about the challenges of equity and inclusion in relation to women’s rights.

Photojournalist Aimee Dilger captured these images for WVIA News.