Sartain exhibited her works in cities along the East Coast of the United States and was the only woman to win a gold medal at the 1876 World Fair in Philadelphia for The Reproof.
Sartain fik sine værker udstillet i byer på den amerikanske østkyst, og hun vandt som den eneste kvinde guldmedalje på Centennial Exhibition (Verdensudstillingen i Philadelphia, 1876) for The Reproof.