# Pelosi to Deliver Commencement Address for Incarcerated Women Graduates

https://chicagocrusader.com/nancy-pelosi-to-deliver-historic-northwestern-prison-education-program-commencement-address/

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will deliver a commencement address for 18 incarcerated women earning bachelor's degrees from Northwestern University. The event marks a historic milestone in prison education and access to higher education in Illinois. The graduates are the first incarcerated female students in the U.S. to earn degrees from a top 10 university.

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