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Lisa Ling featured speaker at Women's Shelter of South Texas event

Award-winning journalist Lisa Ling (from left) and Frances Wilson, president and CEO of the Women's Shelter of South Texas, laugh as Mayor Joe McComb suggests Ling will be moving to Corpus Christi before giving her a key to the city during the Women's Shelter of South Texas' sixth annual Great Expectations Speaker Luncheon on Tuesday, June 27, 2017 at the American Bank Center. Ling was the keynote speaker at the event.
Award-winning journalist Lisa Ling (from left) and Frances Wilson, president and CEO of the Women's Shelter of South Texas, laugh as Mayor Joe McComb suggests Ling will be moving to Corpus Christi before giving her a key to the city during the Women's Shelter of South Texas' sixth annual Great Expectations Speaker Luncheon on Tuesday, June 27, 2017 at the American Bank Center. Ling was the keynote speaker at the event.
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Award-winning journalist Lisa Ling speaks at the Women's Shelter of South Texas' sixth annual Great Expectations Speaker Luncheon on Tuesday, June 27, 2017 at the American Bank Center. Ling was the keynote speaker at the event.
Award-winning journalist Lisa Ling speaks at the Women's Shelter of South Texas' sixth annual Great Expectations Speaker Luncheon on Tuesday, June 27, 2017 at the American Bank Center. Ling was the keynote speaker at the event.
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Judge Missy Medary views jeans with messages by students before the start of the Women's Shelter of South Texas' sixth annual Great Expectations Speaker Luncheon on Tuesday, June 27, 2017 at the American Bank Center.
Judge Missy Medary views jeans with messages by students before the start of the Women's Shelter of South Texas' sixth annual Great Expectations Speaker Luncheon on Tuesday, June 27, 2017 at the American Bank Center.
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Adrea Mihoin (left) gets her book signed by award-winning journalist Lisa Ling following the Women's Shelter of South Texas' 6th annual Great Expectations Speaker Luncheon on Tuesday, June 27, 2017 at the American Bank Center. Ling was the keynote speaker at the event.
Adrea Mihoin (left) gets her book signed by award-winning journalist Lisa Ling following the Women's Shelter of South Texas' 6th annual Great Expectations Speaker Luncheon on Tuesday, June 27, 2017 at the American Bank Center. Ling was the keynote speaker at the event.
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Lorena Parada-Valdes speaks about her journey of survival at the Women's Shelter of South Texas' 6th annual Great Expectations Speaker Luncheon on Tuesday, June 27, 2017 at the American Bank Center.
Lorena Parada-Valdes speaks about her journey of survival at the Women's Shelter of South Texas' 6th annual Great Expectations Speaker Luncheon on Tuesday, June 27, 2017 at the American Bank Center.
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Frances Wilson, president and CEO of the Women's Shelter of South Texas, holds up the original diary kept by the founder of the shelter during the Women's Shelter of South Texas' 6th annual Great Expectations Speaker Luncheon on Tuesday, June 27, 2017 at the American Bank Center. She said changes will be coming to the shelter in January.
Frances Wilson, president and CEO of the Women's Shelter of South Texas, holds up the original diary kept by the founder of the shelter during the Women's Shelter of South Texas' 6th annual Great Expectations Speaker Luncheon on Tuesday, June 27, 2017 at the American Bank Center. She said changes will be coming to the shelter in January.
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Adriana Moreno (left) gets her book signed by award-winning journalist Lisa Ling following the Women's Shelter of South Texas' 6th annual Great Expectations Speaker Luncheon on Tuesday, June 27, 2017 at the American Bank Center. Ling was the keynote speaker at the event.
Adriana Moreno (left) gets her book signed by award-winning journalist Lisa Ling following the Women's Shelter of South Texas' 6th annual Great Expectations Speaker Luncheon on Tuesday, June 27, 2017 at the American Bank Center. Ling was the keynote speaker at the event.
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Seems Mathur (left) talks with award-winning journalist Lisa Ling following the Women's Shelter of South Texas' 6th annual Great Expectations Speaker Luncheon on Tuesday, June 27, 2017 at the American Bank Center. Ling was the keynote speaker at the event.
Seems Mathur (left) talks with award-winning journalist Lisa Ling following the Women's Shelter of South Texas' 6th annual Great Expectations Speaker Luncheon on Tuesday, June 27, 2017 at the American Bank Center. Ling was the keynote speaker at the event.
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Award-winning journalist Lisa Ling speaks at the Women's Shelter of South Texas' 6th annual Great Expectations Speaker Luncheon on Tuesday, June 27, 2017 at the American Bank Center. Ling was the keynote speaker at the event.
Award-winning journalist Lisa Ling speaks at the Women's Shelter of South Texas' 6th annual Great Expectations Speaker Luncheon on Tuesday, June 27, 2017 at the American Bank Center. Ling was the keynote speaker at the event.
Rachel Denny Clow/Caller-Times
Award-winning journalist Lisa Ling speaks at the Women's Shelter of South Texas' 6th annual Great Expectations Speaker Luncheon on Tuesday, June 27, 2017 at the American Bank Center. Ling was the keynote speaker at the event.
Award-winning journalist Lisa Ling speaks at the Women's Shelter of South Texas' 6th annual Great Expectations Speaker Luncheon on Tuesday, June 27, 2017 at the American Bank Center. Ling was the keynote speaker at the event.
Rachel Denny Clow/Caller-Times
Lorena Parada-Valdes speaks about her journey of survival at the Women's Shelter of South Texas' 6th annual Great Expectations Speaker Luncheon on Tuesday, June 27, 2017 at the American Bank Center.
Lorena Parada-Valdes speaks about her journey of survival at the Women's Shelter of South Texas' 6th annual Great Expectations Speaker Luncheon on Tuesday, June 27, 2017 at the American Bank Center.
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