Complex sentence: After her husband deserted her and their five children, she began studying law in the office of a local judge, and after being denied admission to Hastings College of the Law because of her gender, she sued, argued her own case, and won admission.
Split into simpler sentences: After her husband deserted her and their five children, she began studying law in the office of a local judge. After being denied admission to Hastings College of the Law because of her gender, she sued, argued her own case, and won admission.