2012 Sackler Center First Awards: Associate Justice Sandra Day O'Connor (Ret.)
Channel: Brooklyn Museum
Date: 2012-11-14

Appointed by President Ronald Reagan, Associate Justice Sandra Day O'Connor (Ret.), the first woman to serve on the Supreme Court, was an associate justice from 1981 until her retirement in 2006. She was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2009.

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.