Women's History Month

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Monday, March 3

7:30pm – WQED mini docs: Broadcast Pioneers

Monday, March 10

7:30pm – WQED mini docs: Musical Mentors

Tuesday, March 11

7:30pm – Women of World War II: The Untold Stories
*re-airs 3/12 at 1:30am and 1pm
Uncover the hidden history of World War II with firsthand accounts from the women who cracked the codes and built the ships.

Sunday, March 16

4:30pm – Women of World War II: The Untold Stories

Monday, March 17

7:30pm – WQED mini docs: Pittsburgh Women in World War II
*re-airs 3/18 at 12:30am

Tuesday, March 18

9pm – American Experience: Fly with Me
*re-airs 3/19 at 3pm

7:30pm – Visible
*re-airs 3/25 at 12:30am

10pm – Independent Lens: Home Court

Tuesday, March 25

4pm – Lucy Worsley Investigates: Bloody Mary

Thursday, March 27

8pm – The Chance to Wrestle
*re-airs 3/28 at 4pm

Friday, March 28

9pm – Jacqueline du Pré: Genius and Tragedy

Sunday, March 30

1pm – Portraits for the Home Front: The Story of Elizabeth Black

2pm – Finding Elizabeth’s Soldiers

2:30pm – A Force for Change: Esther Bush and the Urban League

3pm – Shaking It Up: The Life and Times of Liz Carpenter
This documentary film tells Liz’s story using archival film and still images, interviews from those who knew her, journalists who covered the history as it was made, and scholars who study this remarkable past.

7pm – Lucy Worsley Investigates: Bloody Mary

8pm – Call the Midwife | Season 14, Ep. 1
*re-airs 3/31 at 4pm

10pm – Marie Antoinette: A Poison Pen

Monday, March 31

7:30pm – You’re Not Alone: Pregnancy, Postpartum and the Mental Health Crisis

Brought to you by WQED

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.