4 ▁Democratic ▁National ▁Convention ▁in ▁Atlantic ▁City : ▁" Deleg ates ▁used ▁borrow ed ▁passes ▁to ▁march ▁on ▁the ▁convention ▁floor ▁and ▁were ▁ha u led ▁away ▁by ▁gu ards , ▁gal van izing ▁Mississippi ' s ▁black ▁population . ▁R ita ▁Sch wer ner ▁test iv ied ▁[ s ic ] ▁before ▁the ▁credentials ▁committee ▁with ▁Fre edom ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁members ▁standing ▁in ▁silent ▁t ribute ." ▁ ▁Education ▁ ▁Sch wer ner ▁earned ▁her ▁Bach elor ' s ▁degree ▁at ▁Queens ▁College ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁and ▁then ▁chose ▁to ▁purs ue ▁her ▁law ▁degree . ▁She ▁attended ▁R ut gers ▁School ▁of ▁Law ▁in ▁New ▁Jersey ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁gradu ating ▁three ▁years ▁after ▁her ▁husband ▁was ▁murder ed . ▁Out ▁of ▁ 1 5 0 ▁students ▁in ▁the ▁gradu ating ▁class ▁of ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁Sch wer ner ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁five ▁women . ▁▁ ▁While ▁studying ▁at ▁R ut gers , ▁she ▁also ▁met ▁her ▁second ▁husband , ▁William ▁J . ▁B ender . ▁ ▁Current ▁law ▁practice ▁ ▁R ita ▁Sch wer ner ▁B ender ▁is ▁now ▁a ▁private ▁family ▁practice ▁att orney ▁in ▁Washington ▁State . ▁Her ▁areas ▁of ▁special ty ▁are ▁family ▁law , ▁ad option ▁and ▁assist ed ▁reprodu ction , ▁professional ▁eth ics ▁and ▁discipline , ▁and ▁" special izes ▁in ▁providing ▁ind igent ▁defend ants ▁access ▁to ▁legal ▁assistance ." ▁B ender ▁continues ▁to ▁be ▁active ▁in ▁the ▁fight ▁for ▁civil ▁rights ▁today , ▁speaking ▁on