No steps behind : Beate Sirota Gordon's battle for women's rights in Japan
(Book)
Author
Contributors
Witanto, Shiella, illustrator.
Published
Berkeley, California : Creston Books, [2020].
ISBN
9781939547552, 1939547555
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Status
Copies
| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Belmont Benton - Children's | J B PIC GORDON, B.S./ GOT | Storage |
| Cambridge - Children's | JB Gordon | On Shelf |
| Framingham State - Children's | j 921 Gor Curric Lib | On Shelf |
| Lasell University - Children's | jB G65n 2020 | On Shelf |
| Lexington - Children's | jBIOGRAPHY GORDON B | On Shelf |
More Details
Published
Berkeley, California : Creston Books, [2020].
Format
Book
Language
English
ISBN
9781939547552, 1939547555
Accelerated Reader
LG
Level 4.9, 1 Points
Level 4.9, 1 Points
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Description
"Her parents moved her from Austria to Tokyo, Japan before she started school. They were all rendered stateless when Nazi Germany and Austria stripped Jews of their citizenship. She graduated high school fluent in Japanese plus four other languages and went to college in America at age 15. Cut off from her parents by the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, and America's entry into World War II, she went years not knowing if they were alive. She returned to post-war Japan as an interpreter, found her parents, and wrote the fateful words that make her a storied feminist hero in that nation even today. As Justice Sonia Sotomayor said about Beate Sirota Gordon, 'It is a rare life treat for a Supreme Court Justice to get to meet a framer of a Constitution. It is rarer indeed for that framer to have been a woman'"--,Provided by publisher.
Target Audience
Ages: 8 to 12.
Subjects
LC Subjects
Biography.
Gordon, Beate -- Juvenile literature.
Jews, Austrian -- Japan -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Picture books.
Women heroes -- Japan -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Women immigrants -- Japan -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Women political activists -- Japan -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Women's rights -- Japan -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
Gordon, Beate -- Juvenile literature.
Jews, Austrian -- Japan -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Picture books.
Women heroes -- Japan -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Women immigrants -- Japan -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Women political activists -- Japan -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Women's rights -- Japan -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Gottesfeld, J., & Witanto, S. (2020). No steps behind: Beate Sirota Gordon's battle for women's rights in Japan . Creston Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Gottesfeld, Jeff and Shiella, Witanto. 2020. No Steps Behind: Beate Sirota Gordon's Battle for Women's Rights in Japan. Creston Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Gottesfeld, Jeff and Shiella, Witanto. No Steps Behind: Beate Sirota Gordon's Battle for Women's Rights in Japan Creston Books, 2020.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Gottesfeld, Jeff,, and Shiella Witanto. No Steps Behind: Beate Sirota Gordon's Battle for Women's Rights in Japan Creston Books, 2020.
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