A black woman's journey into a predominately white academic world

Affilia - Journal of Women and Social Work

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 112-122

  Carter Black, Jan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

African American women; Institutions of higher education; Negative stereotypes

Indexed keywords

EID: 42449097147     PISSN: 08861099     EISSN: 15523020     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886109908314327     Document Type: Article

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