Person: John D. Rockefeller 3rd

Asia Society’s first public exhibition in 1960, “Masterpieces of Asian Art in American Collections,” launched decades of exhibitions aimed at bringing Asian arts and cultures to American audiences. Photos show the broad range of diverse media and geographical areas represented in the exhibition.

Women and technocratic elites clashed at the 1974 World Population Conference. At stake was women’s control over their own bodies.

As the scarcity of global resources became increasingly worrisome in the 20th century, these organizations more boldly approached work in population and family planning.

The nation’s parks, perhaps our most remarkable public resource, have a history of development through private giving.

How a simple grant request seeded the launch of a full program addressing inequality.