num_pages: 44
description: No Steps Behind tells the unlikely story of Beate Sirota, 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.
language: English
title: No Steps Behind: Beate Sirota Gordon's Battle for Women's Rights in Japan
publisher: Creston Books