2012 Sackler Center First Awards: Judith Rodin
Channel: Brooklyn Museum
Date: 2012-11-14

As president of the University of Pennsylvania, Judith Rodin, Ph.D., was the first woman to lead an Ivy League university, presiding over an unprecedented decade of growth and progress that transformed the institution. She was also the first woman to serve as president of the Rockefeller Foundation, one of the world's leading philanthropic organizations.  

On Wednesday, April 18, 2012, fifteen extraordinary women who are first in their fields were honored with Sackler Center First Awards. The event commemorated the fifth anniversary of the Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art, the first center within an art museum to be devoted to the exhibition and study of feminist art. The event was presented by Elizabeth A. Sackler and Gloria Steinem and hosted by Soledad O'Brien and Laura Flanders. The award was designed by Judy Chicago. Video courtesy of the Elizabeth A. Sackler Foundation.