Beate Sirota Gordon
Austrian-born performing arts producer and women's rights activist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Beate Sirota Gordon (/beɪˈɑːteɪ/; October 25, 1923 – December 30, 2012) was an Austrian-American performing arts presenter and women's rights advocate. She was the former Performing Arts Director of the Japan Society and the Asia Society and was one of the last surviving members of the team that worked under Douglas MacArthur to write the Constitution of Japan after World War II.[1]
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Born | Beate Sirota (1923-10-25)October 25, 1923 |
Died | December 30, 2012(2012-12-30) (aged 89) |
Citizenship | United States[2] |
Alma mater | Mills College |
Occupation | Performing arts presenter |
Years active | 1943–2012 |
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Spouse | Joseph Gordon (1948 – 2012; his death)[1] |
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