Straightening the Bell CurveStraightening the Bell Curve offers a new way of looking at the distressingly persistent subject of intelligence research as it relates to race and gender. Constance Hilliards premisethat researchers preoccupied with proving racial hierarchies often sacrifice scientific truth to masculine insecuritiesrests on her examination of works of historical and contemporary figures in the field of racial research. Based on this thesis, Straightening the Bell