WHM 2018
WQED salutes Women’s History Month with a variety of award winning and acclaimed programs that celebrate women who have impacted our region and the world!
Watch on WQED-TV
Saturday, March 12
8:00 p.m. | Independent Lens: Dolores
Tuesday, March 15
9:00 p.m. | American Experience: Annie Oakley
Thursday, March 17
8:00 p.m. | Finding Elizabeth's Soldiers
9:00 p.m. | Secrets of the Dead: Viking Warrior Queen
10:00 p.m. | American Masters: Flannery
Friday, March 18
10:30 p.m. | Beyond the Canvas: Women of Wonder
Monday, March 21
7:30 p.m. | Change of Habit
10:00 p.m. | Bring Her Home
Tuesday, March 22
10:30 p.m. | In Their Own Words: Angela Merkel
Thursday, March 24
8:00 p.m | Right Beside the River
9:00 p.m. | American Masters: How It Feels to be Free
Friday, March 25
9:00 p.m. | Great Performances: The Conductor
10:30 p.m. | Antiques Roadshow: Women's Work
Saturday, March 26
10:00 p.m. | Filmmakers Corner: Trailblazers on Film
Sunday, March 27
12:00 p.m. | Broken: Women, Families, Opioids
12:30 p.m. | Visible
2:00 p.m. | WQED Mini Docs: Pittsburgh Women of World War II
2:30 p.m. | WQED Mini Docs: Musical Mentors
Monday, March 28
10:00 p.m. | Independent Lens: Writing with Fire
Thursday, March 31
9:00 p.m. | American Masters: Mae West: Dirty Blonde
Watch Online
Julia Parsons: World War II Codebreaker
Julia Parsons kept the secret of her World War II military service for nearly 50 years. Now she tells her story at age 100.
Making Bronze Move
Explore the work of renowned Pittsburgh sculptor Susan Wagner, whose work includes famous athletes, a president and more.
Finding Elizabeth's Soldiers
WQED's efforts to find homes for 100 of Pittsburgh artist Elizabeth Black's sketches.
Portraits for the Home Front: The Story of Elizabeth Black
Elizabeth Black's unique project of WWII soldier portrait sketches has been uncovered by her family and shared with WQED.
Change of Habit
Catholic nuns in Western PA reinvent themselves in the wake of growing shortages.
Visible
Five ground-breaking women artists show their work and share their stories.
A Crowning Achievement
A reflection on the founding of African American youth pageants.
Madame Dawson's Opera Company
Preservationists work to save a grand Victorian house in Pittsburgh - and for good reason.
Salute to the Sky
Florence Shutsy Reyolds made history as one of the first women pilots to fly in World War II
Fireball: Telling Lombard's Story
Pittsburgh author Robert Matzen's book tells the fascinating story of actress Carole Lombard's life with Clark Gable and the mystery surrounding her death.
Emma Writt: Pittsburgh’s Pioneering Suffragist
In Pittsburgh's African American community, the suffrage movement was vibrant, and it grew out of women's reading clubs.
WQED Sessions: Etta Cox
Legendary jazz singer and teacher, Etta Cox, performs songs "All of You" and "You are There" at Maywood Studios
Pittsburgh 360: Patricia Prattis Jennings
She was the principal keyboardist for the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra for four decades before retiring in 2006.
Calendar Girls
Senior citizens from Monongahela made international news after posing for a racy calendar to raise money for their hometown's historical society.
Lynne Hayes-Freeland: A Determined Voice
She has been a constant on the air for decades - and a supportive voice in Pittsburgh's African American community.
