WQED Specials

WQED Mini Docs: Pittsburgh Women in World War II

Award-winning mini documentaries, showcasing the wartime contributions of Pittsburgh-area women. Scheduled features (prior to final edit) include Florence Reynolds (WASP pilot), Lillie Lesesne (WAC nurse), Eleanor Berge (WAVE), Eva Turner (WAC), Sally Stephenson (WAVE), Laurette Smith Cribbins (home front “Rosie the Riveter”) and Julia Parsons, who cracked German U-Boat code.

More Episodes

Bedtime Story: The Troubling Truth About Teens and Sleep

Follow sleep researchers as they create a “sleep hygiene” regimen for teenagers.

WQED Mini Docs: Lost Landmarks

Visit two of the Pittsburgh region’s most infamous landmarks.

Remake Learning: Network of Success

Educators, artists and entrepreneurs are working to re-imagine education.