Richmond will make way this weekend for a host of events related to the inauguration of Abigail Spanberger, who will become Virginia’s first female governor.

Democrat Abigail Spanberger was sworn in Saturday as Virginia’s 75th governor, making history as the first woman to hold the commonwealth’s highest office and pledging to lead with unity, affordability and pragmatic action amid deep national divisions and growing uncertainty coming out of Washington.

This weekend, Virginia will make history by swearing in a woman as governor for the first time. Abigail Spanberger will be inaugurated as the 75th governor of the commonwealth at noon Saturday at the Virginia State Capitol.