▁the ▁education ▁and ▁care ers ▁they ▁wished ▁to ▁purs ue . ▁El la ▁decided ▁to ▁go ▁law ▁school ▁because ▁of ▁an ▁uncle ▁who ▁was ▁a ▁lawyer ▁in ▁Budapest . ▁Law , ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁was ▁seen ▁as ▁a ▁profession ▁un be f itting ▁a ▁woman . ▁El la ▁Gra ub art ▁was ▁a ▁straight ▁A ▁student ▁and ▁eventually ▁graduated ▁with ▁hon ors ▁from ▁Hunter ▁College ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 7 . ▁She ▁fought ▁for ▁adm itt ance ▁as ▁a ▁student ▁of ▁law ▁and ▁was ▁finally ▁successful ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Pitts burgh . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 7 , ▁she ▁obtained ▁her ▁L . L . B . ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Pitts burgh ▁and ▁was ▁admitted ▁to ▁the ▁Pennsylvania ▁bar ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁year . ▁ ▁Professional ▁life ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 7 , ▁Gra ub art ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁female ▁lawyer ▁ever ▁admitted ▁to ▁the ▁Pennsylvania ▁Bar ▁Association , ▁and ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁practice ▁law ▁until ▁her ▁ret irement ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 . ▁She ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁an ▁excellent ▁legal ▁coun sel ▁and ▁became ▁one ▁of ▁Pennsylvania ' s ▁most ▁highly ▁paid ▁and ▁sought - after ▁law y ers . ▁She ▁constantly ▁supported ▁women ' s ▁rights , ▁often ▁representing ▁women ▁pro ▁b ono ▁in ▁cases ▁related ▁with ▁fair ▁sal aries , ▁minor ity ▁rights ▁and ▁abort ion . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 4 0 s , ▁she ▁was ▁active ▁in ▁several ▁comm itte es