Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art: Videos

The Museum's tenth annual luncheon celebrating women's contributions to the arts will recognize multimedia artist Yoko Ono, best known for her conceptual and participatory work in media including performance, film, music, and writing. Proceeds from Women in the Arts benefit the artistic and educational programs provided by the Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art. This event too place at the Brooklyn Museum on November 15, 2012. Video courtesy Elizabeth A. Sackler Foundation.

Faye Wattleton served as president and CEO of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America from 1978 to 1992, becoming the first woman, the first African American, and the youngest and longest-tenured professional to hold this position. She is a managing director at Alvarez & Marsal, a global professional services firm in New York. 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.

Susan Stroman was the first woman commissioned by the New York City Ballet to choreograph a full-length ballet (Double Feature, with music by Irving Berlin and Walter Donaldson). She also directed and choreographed The Producers, winner of a record twelve Tony Awards, making her the first woman to win Best Direction and Best Choreography awards for the same show. 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.

Muriel Siebert is founder and president of the New York Stock Exchange brokerage firm that bears her name, Muriel Siebert & Co., Inc., which she established in 1967, becoming the first woman mem¬ber of the NYSE. She was also the first woman superintendent of banking for the State of New York. 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.

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.