https://doi.org/10.3102/0091732X18759072 Review of Research in Education March 2018, Vol. 42, pp. 226–254 DOI: 10.3102/0091732X18759072 © 2018 AERA. http://rre.aera.net 226 Chapter 10 (Un)Hidden Figures: A Synthesis of Research Examining the Intersectional Experiences of Black Women and Girls in STEM Education DANYELLE T. IRELAND University of Maryland, Baltimore County KIMBERLEY EDELIN FREEMAN CYNTHIA E. WINSTON-PROCTOR KENDRA D. DELAINE STACEY MCDONALD LOWE KAMILAH M. WOODSON Howard University In this chapter, we argue that intersectionality is a theoretical and methodological framework by which education researchers can critically examine why and how students in STEM fields who are members of intersecting marginalized groups have distinctive experiences related to their social identities, other psychological processes, and educational outcomes. Taken separately, the bodies of education research focused on the experiences of Black students and female students in STEM fields often render Black women and girls “hidden figures” in that they have not sufficiently addressed their simultaneous racialized and gendered experiences in educational contexts. Additionally, we find that the current discourse on intersectionality is limited in that it does not attend to key psychological processes associated with identity and the intersectional experience in STEM education. We take a theoretical and methodological approach to examining intersectionality in STEM education and provide a new interpretation of the literature on Black women and girls in this social context. A synthesis of (N = 60) research studies revealed that (1) identity; (2) STEM interest, confidence, and persistence; (3) achievement, ability perceptions, and attributions; and (4) socializers and support systems are key themes within the experiences of Black women and girls in STEM education. Our analysis also highlights the ways that researchers have employed intersectionality to make the experiences of Black women and girls in STEM education more visible, or “unhidden.” We discuss these findings 759072RRE XX X 10.3102/0091732X18759072Review of Research in EducationIreland et al.: Experiences of Black Women and Girls in STEM research-article 2018