ʃiː wʌz ɐdmˈɪɾᵻd tə ðə hˈaʊɚd skˈuːl ʌv lˈɔː ɪnðə dˈɪstɹɪkt ʌv kəlˈʌmbiə ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti tˈuː bɪkˈʌz ʃiː ɐplˈaɪd ˌʌndɚ ðə nˈeɪm "sˈiː. ˈiː.  ɹˈeɪ" ænd ðæt ɹˈeɪ jˈuːzd ɐn ɔːltˈɜːnət nˈeɪm tə dɪsɡˈaɪz hɜː dʒˈɛndɚ sˌoʊ ðæt hɜːɹ ɐdmˈɪʃən wʊd nˌɑːt biː ˈɪnstəntli ɹᵻvˈoʊkt.
She was admitted to the Howard School of Law in the District of Columbia in 1872 because she applied under the name "C. E.  Ray" and that Ray used an alternate name to disguise her gender so that her admission would not be instantly revoked.