Mom of 6 Who Spent Time in Jail Earns Master’s Degree to Inspire Her Kids

• A 47-year-old ex-convict has become an inspiration after graduating with her master's degree from Arizona State University (ASU)
• Margaret Hall earned her third college degree after stepping over the stereotype that surrounded her as a felon
• After adding another milestone to her achievements, she said she didn’t want her children to think that was going to be the last chapter of her story

Despite her incarcerated past, 47-year-old Margaret Hall from Tempe, Arizona, has become an inspiration after graduating with her postgraduate degree.

The mother of six children earned her master's degree in Interdisciplinary Studies and Prelaw from Arizona State University, ASU.

Black Women reports that Hall spent six months behind bars after being convicted of a class C felony. Five years after, she added a commendable milestone to her achievement.

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Hall earned her third college degree in a short five-year period from ASU after triumphing the stereotype that surrounded her as an ex-convict.

She first began her academic journey at a local community college but felt intimidated about being a felon.

However, after studying hard and earning scholarships, she began feeling more confident and soon transferred to ASU, where she earned her master's degree.

Hall revealed that her children inspired her to return to school, saying: ''I didn’t want my children to think that was going to be the last chapter of my story''.

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YEN.com.gh previously reported that a young lady named Zulaiha Dobia Abdullah has been hailed after graduating with a master's degree from the University of Ghana, Legon.

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Abdullah graduated with a Computer Science degree from the premier Ghanaian university and posed for photos on her graduation day.

In shots on the Twitter page @Salonemessenger, seen by YEN.com.gh, she was photographed in her graduation gown, beaming with smiles for the lens.

Source: YEN.com.gh