No Steps Behind: Beate Sirota Gordon's Battle for Women's Rights in Japan

By Jeff Gottesfeld

Book Overview

Discover the unlikely story of Beate Sirota Gordon, a young woman who grew up in Japan and returned as a translator working for the American military after WWII. Fluent in Japanese language and culture, she was assigned to work with the delegation writing the new post-war constitution. Thanks to her bravery in speaking up for the women of Japan, the new constitution ended up including equal rights for all women.

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GN5PQ912
• ISBN13: 9798855048742
• Release Date: March 2020
• Publisher: Bound to Stay Bound Books
• Length: 43 Pages
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7