co e ' s ▁Beaut y ▁Sal on ▁while ▁teaching ▁evening ▁classes ▁at ▁H icks ▁Beaut y ▁School . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 1 ▁she ▁earned ▁a ▁master ' s ▁degree ▁from ▁Pra irie ▁View ▁A & M ▁University ▁and ▁began ▁teaching ▁cos met ology ▁at ▁Whe at ley ▁High ▁School . ▁ ▁She ▁decided ▁to ▁purs ue ▁a ▁law ▁degree ▁after ▁she ▁was ▁fired ▁from ▁Whe at ley ▁for ▁" s ass ing ▁white ▁fol ks " ▁and ▁was ▁denied ▁having ▁her ▁case ▁heard ▁in ▁court . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁she ▁graduated ▁first ▁in ▁her ▁class ▁at ▁St . ▁Mary ' s ▁University ▁School ▁of ▁Law . ▁ ▁After ▁no ▁law ▁fir ms ▁in ▁San ▁Antonio ▁would ▁h ire ▁her , ▁she ▁established ▁her ▁own ▁practice . ▁ ▁Br is co e ▁was ▁a ▁lifetime ▁member ▁of ▁D elta ▁S igma ▁Th eta ▁sor or ity ▁and ▁numerous ▁law ▁associations , ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁San ▁Antonio ▁Chamber ▁of ▁Com merce ▁and ▁other ▁local ▁organizations . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁A ▁Guide ▁to ▁the ▁Archives ▁for ▁Research ▁on ▁Women ▁and ▁G ender ▁Or al ▁History ▁Project , ▁ 1 9 9 7 - 1 9 9 8 ▁ ▁A ▁Guide ▁to ▁the ▁D elta ▁S igma ▁Th eta ▁Sor or ity , ▁Inc . ▁San ▁Antonio ▁Al um na e ▁Chapter ▁Records , ▁ 1 9 3 4 - 1 9 9 8 ▁ ▁A ▁Guide ▁to ▁the ▁San ▁Antonio ▁Women '