Complex sentence: Eunice Roberta Hunton Carter (1899-1970) broke down racial and gender barriers by becoming one of New York's first African American woman lawyers, and then becoming one of the first district attorneys of color in the United States.
Split into simpler sentences: Eunice Roberta Hunton Carter (1899-1970) broke down racial and gender barriers. She was one of New York's first African-American woman lawyers, and served as one of the first district attorneys of color in the United States.