AN ASSET OR AN OBSTACLE?: The Power of Peers in African American Women’s College Transitions

From Diplomas to Doctorates: the Success of Black Women in Higher Education and its Implications for Equal Educational Opportunities for All

Volumn , Issue , 2023, Pages 55-72

  Winkle Wagner, Rachelle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4324/9781003444909-6     Document Type: Chapter

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