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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

Beate Sirota came to Japan as a young girl, learning its language, customs, and traditions. She loved her adopted country. When an extraordinary convergence of circumstances gave her the chance, she dared to do the unthinkable — write a clause for the new national constitution guaranteeing women equal rights.


Ages: 7-12
Illustrated by: Shiella Witanto
ISBN: 9781939547552
Price: $18.99
Published by: Creston Books
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