The Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art at the Brooklyn Museum is celebrating its fifth anniversary by honoring fifteen contemporary women with the Sackler Center First Awards. Each of the recipients has broken a gender barrier to make a remarkable achievement and contribution in her respective field. The awards ceremony will take place in the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Auditorium at the Brooklyn Museum on Wednesday, April 18, from 4 to 6 p.m.
The event will be hosted by broadcaster and best-selling author Laura Flanders and CNN anchor Soledad O'Brien. The Sackler Center First Awards will be presented by Elizabeth Sackler and Gloria Steinem. Recipients of the Sackler Center First Awards are: * Associate Justice Sandra Day O'Connor (Ret.), the first woman to serve on the Supreme Court (1981) * Marin Alsop, Music Director of the Baltimore Orchestra, the first woman to be appointed to direct a major American orchestra (2007)Videos