Ruth Bader Ginsberg Receives First Sophia Smith Award

Ruth Bader Ginsberg

Receiving the Sophia Smith Award

Listen to Ruth Bader Ginsburg in her own words. She was awarded the first Sophia Smith Award by our alma mater, Smith College, in 1997. Thanks to our classmate, Margaret Stanford Hunt, for finding and sharing this video.
ww.c-span.org/video/?c4911718/user-clip-rbg-sophia-smith-award 6 minutes

The Sophia Smith Award was established in 1996 by the Board of Trustees to honor the college’s founder and benefactor, Sophia Smith, on the bicentennial of her birth. The trustees sought to honor individuals like Sophia Smith who, by virtue of their intelligence, energy, vision and courage, have made significant and lasting contributions to the education of women.

Recipients:
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, February 19, 1997
Ruth J. Simmons, May 3, 2001

To hear the full speech, including President Ruth Simmons, a path breaker in her own right, stirring introduction, click here.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?90873-1/sophia-smith-award&fbclid=IwAR3veGUqss41mHUdSWlOZu5QFcLT_4pWcIJ_e7MRNGC7vm9zMl8bcjA6Gs4 20 minutes