Preface and Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction: Understanding Young African American Women's Experiences in Science; 2 The Conceptual Framework: A Critical-Feminist Approach; 3 Young African American Women's Experiences in Science: "Science Is Like Opening a Present from Your Favorite Aunt. You Just Can't Wait to Open It Because You Know There Is Something Wonderful and Un; 4 Influences -- Teachers and Schools: "They Looked at Us Like We Weren't Supposed to Be Scientists."
Summary
Following African American women who "swim against the tide" in the white male science education system
