88-year-old grandmother graduates decades after being barred because of pregnancy

The year was 1959 and Joan Alexander was getting ready to graduate from the University of Maine with hopes of becoming a teacher. But then came the big news. She and her husband were expecting.At the time, pregnant women weren't allowed to participate as student teachers. All all these years, I hadn't realized that I had this big hole in my life. And that's what it was, the lack of the diploma.As years went by, Joan's family grew, and she began volunteering in schools, helping young preschool children learn ...