. ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁the ▁Pennsylvania ▁Academy ▁of ▁Fine ▁Arts ▁exhib ited ▁Alter ' s ▁collection ▁in ▁an ▁exhibition ▁entitled ▁The ▁Fem ale ▁Gaz e : ▁Women ▁Art ists ▁M aking ▁Their ▁World . ▁Art ists ▁in ▁this ▁exhibition ▁included ▁Louise ▁Bour ge ois , ▁K iki ▁Smith , ▁Joan ▁Brown , ▁Elizabeth ▁Cat lett , ▁Vi ola ▁Fre y , ▁Ana ▁M endi eta , ▁Christ ina ▁Ram berg , ▁Be atrice ▁Wood , ▁Alice ▁Ne el , ▁Fa ith ▁Ring g old , ▁Louise ▁Ne vel son , ▁Ger tr ude ▁Aber c rom bie , ▁Ed na ▁And rade , ▁and ▁Sue ▁Co e , ▁amongst ▁many ▁others . ▁Chief ▁Cur ator ▁of ▁the ▁Pennsylvania ▁Academy ▁of ▁the ▁Fine ▁Arts , ▁Robert ▁C oz z ol ino , ▁edited ▁a ▁book ▁entitled ▁The ▁Fem ale ▁Gaz e : ▁Women ▁Art ists ▁M aking ▁Their ▁World ▁about ▁the ▁collection . ▁ ▁Phil anth ropy ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁Alter ▁started ▁the ▁Le ew ay ▁Foundation ▁to ▁support ▁women ▁artists , ▁particularly ▁those ▁of ▁the ▁greater ▁Philadelphia ▁area . ▁Le ew ay ▁has ▁evol ved ▁into ▁a ▁community - led , ▁grant ▁making ▁foundation ▁that ▁supports ▁women ▁and ▁trans ▁artists ▁and ▁cultural ▁produ cers ▁working ▁in ▁communities ▁at ▁the ▁intersection ▁of ▁art , ▁culture ▁and ▁social ▁change . ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁was ▁Le ew ay ' s ▁ 2 5 th ▁consecutive ▁year ▁of ▁grant ▁making . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 7