▁their ▁visit ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 1 . ▁When ▁the ▁student ▁activ ists ▁began ▁to ▁ride ▁South ▁to ▁fight ▁the ▁seg reg ated ▁inter state ▁bus ▁services , ▁the ▁R iders ▁made ▁several ▁tri ps ▁to ▁the ▁home ▁of ▁Dr . ▁and ▁Mrs . ▁W imb ish ▁for ▁rest ▁and ▁recre ation . ▁They ▁rode ▁on ▁seg reg ated ▁bus es ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Saint ▁Petersburg ▁without ▁incident ▁unlike ▁their ▁experiences ▁in ▁Alabama ▁and ▁Mississippi . ▁ ▁Life ▁after ▁law ▁school ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁young ▁age ▁of ▁ 4 5 , ▁B ette ' s ▁husband ▁Ralph ▁died ▁from ▁a ▁heart ▁attack ▁during ▁her ▁last ▁two ▁weeks ▁of ▁law ▁school ▁at ▁Florida ▁A & M . ▁She ▁then ▁returned ▁to ▁Saint ▁Petersburg ▁and ▁joined ▁Minn is ▁and ▁Williams ▁Law ▁F irm ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁to ▁special ize ▁in ▁family ▁law . ▁Event ually , ▁she ▁turned ▁her ▁husband ' s ▁medical ▁office ▁into ▁her ▁own ▁law ▁office . ▁She ▁then ▁began ▁to ▁help ▁black ▁san itation ▁workers ▁fight ▁against ▁une qual ▁pay . ▁Although ▁un success ful , ▁her ▁stub born ness ▁and ▁determ ination ▁inspired ▁many ▁people ▁of ▁the ▁community ▁to ▁take ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁movement . ▁The ▁strike ▁also ▁gave ▁her ▁a ▁platform ▁for ▁a ▁run ▁for ▁City ▁Council ▁in ▁the ▁spring ▁of ▁ 1 9 6 9 . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁C . ▁B ette ▁W imb ish ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁City ▁Council ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 . ▁She ▁defeated