In 1959, when Joan Alexander was preparing to obtain a diploma in educational sciences at Maine University in the United States, she was pregnant with her first child. A pregnancy full of consequences: he had the prohibition of validating his training. At that time, the strict rules of university establishments often prohibited pregnant students from continuing their studies.
Sixty -six later, Joan Alexander avenged, reports The New York Post. In 2024, the Dean of the Faculty estimated that his experience as an infants’ assistant could count as equivalent to the internship not performed. The diploma was officially granted.
“A vacuum has been filled in my heart”
Joan Alexander said: “I did not think so much, but today I feel that a void was filled in my heart.” The University praised his tenacity: “His commitment to finish his inspired studies …