, ▁Alter ▁founded ▁the ▁Ber tha ▁D agan ▁B erman ▁Award ▁in ▁Women ' s ▁Health ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Pennsylvania ▁Medical ▁School ▁in ▁honor ▁of ▁her ▁A unt ▁Bert , ▁and ▁to ▁increase ▁the ▁focus ▁on ▁the ▁health ▁and ▁care ▁of ▁women . ▁The ▁end ow ment ▁provides ▁several ▁medical ▁students ▁each ▁year ▁to ▁study ▁aspects ▁of ▁general ▁women ' s ▁health . ▁ ▁Rec ogn ition ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁L inda ▁Lee ▁Alter ▁received ▁an ▁Honor ary ▁Doctor ate ▁of ▁the ▁Arts ▁from ▁Pennsylvania ▁Academy ▁of ▁the ▁Fine ▁Arts , ▁Philadelphia , ▁PA . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁she ▁won ▁a ▁B eb e ▁Ben ol iel ▁Found er ' s ▁Award ▁for ▁an ▁Out standing ▁Arts ▁Cont rib utor ▁from ▁Center ▁for ▁Emer ging ▁Visual ▁Art ists , ▁Philadelphia , ▁PA . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Alter ▁won ▁a ▁Robin ▁H ood ▁Was ▁Right ▁Award ▁from ▁B read ▁& ▁Ros es ▁Community ▁Fund ' s ▁T ribute ▁to ▁Change , ▁Philadelphia , ▁PA . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁Alter ▁received ▁an ▁Honor ary ▁Doctor ate ▁of ▁the ▁Arts ▁from ▁Moore ▁College ▁of ▁Art ▁& ▁Design , ▁Philadelphia , ▁PA ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁L inda ▁Lee ▁Alter ▁website ▁Art ist ▁Inter view ▁with ▁L inda ▁Lee ▁Alter ▁The ▁L inda ▁Lee ▁Alter ▁Collection ▁of ▁Art ▁by ▁Women ▁at ▁the ▁Pennsylvania ▁Academy ▁of ▁The ▁Fine ▁Arts ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 3 9 ▁birth s ▁Category :