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After marrying in 1955, Harris was beginning to pursue a career in education, but saw limited opportunity because of segregation.<ref name=":3" /> Her husband encouraged her to go to law school,<ref name=":3" /> and she received her [[Juris Doctor|J.D.]] from the [[George Washington University National Law Center]] in 1960, ranking number one out of a class of ninety-four students.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":6" /> She passed the bar exam the same year.<ref name=":5" />
 
In 1965, Harris was honored in absentia with the Alumni Achievement Award of Geroge Washington University Law School.<ref>{{Cite journal |date=November 1965 |title=University Honors Ambassador Harris |url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uiug.30112108168813&seq=761 |journal=State Department Newsletter |pages=33 |via=Hathitrust}}</ref>
 
==Career==