At 85, Nancy Pelosi is preparing to step away from the political stage, closing a historic chapter that made her one of the most formidable figures in American politics. But long before she became the first woman to wield the Speaker’s gavel, she was simply Nancy D’Alesandro, a daughter, a wife, and a mother who once traded her own ambitions for family. Her story isn’t just about power or politics; it’s also about love, partnership, and sacrifice. Before she became the trailblazer we know, Pelosi spent years behind the scenes, raising five children and supporting her husband, Paul, whose quiet strength has stood beside hers for more than six decades. Nancy Pelosi was born as Nancy D'Alesandro, the daughter of Thomas D'Alessandro Jr, a Democratic congressman representing Maryland, and A

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