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

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

by Jeff Gottesfeld
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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.

Product details

  • Age Range: 8 - 12 years
  • Grade Level: 3 - 6
  • Lexile Measure: 840 (What's this?)
  • Hardcover: 44 pages
  • Publisher: Creston Books (March 3, 2020)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1939547555
  • ISBN-13: 978-1939547552
  • Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 0.5 x 11.1 inches

About the Author

Jeff Gottesfeld writes for page, stage, screen, and television. He's won many awards, including ones from the American Library Association, the Association of Jewish Libraries, and the Writer's Guild. He currently lives in Los Angeles.



Shiella Witanto draws or paints all day long. She grew up in Indonesia, where her hometown of Bandung has the best bowl of chicken noodles in the world, and now lives in San Francisco.