wɪskˈɑːnsɪn lˈɔɪɚ kˈeɪt kˈeɪn ɹˈɔsi, ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɛvən, ɹᵻkˈɔːld ðˈæt "mˈɪs ɹˈeɪ … ɔːlðˈoʊ ɐ lˈɔɪɚɹ ʌv dᵻsˈaɪdᵻd ɐbˈɪləɾi, ˌɔn ɐkˈaʊnt ʌv pɹˈɛdʒuːdɪs wʌz nˌɑːt ˈeɪbəl tʊ əbtˈeɪn səfˈɪʃənt lˈiːɡəl bˈɪznəs ænd hædtə ɡˈɪv ˈʌp … ˈæktɪv pɹˈæktɪs."
Wisconsin lawyer Kate Kane Rossi, in 1897, recalled that "Miss Ray … although a lawyer of decided ability, on account of prejudice was not able to obtain sufficient legal business and had to give up … active practice."