Women’s History Month

Women’s History Month 

• A Force for Change: Esther Bush and the Urban League 
  
• Finding Elizabeth’s Soldiers
  
• Visible 
  
• Change of Habit 
  
• Portraits from the Home Front: The Story of Elizabeth Black 
  
• Musical Mentors
  
• Calendar Girls

Watch these and more in the Women’s History Month collection on WQED+.

Women in STEM

• Secrets of the Surface: The Mathematical Vision of Maryam Mirzakhani 
  
• Weathered: After the LA Firestorm 
  
• SciGirls Stories: Black Women in STEM 
  
• Breakthrough Women in Science and Medicine 

Watch these and more in the Women in STEM collection on WQED+.

American Masters: Women in History

• The Disappearance of Miss Scott
  
• Roberta Flack 
  
• Julia Alvarez: A Life Reimagined 
  
• Brenda Lee: Rockin‘ Around 
  
• Loretta Lynn: Still a Mountain Girl 

Watch these and more in the American Masters: Women In History collection on WQED+.

Tuesday, March 3 

8:00pm – Of The People: Women of the Civil Rights Movement

Thursday, March 5 

3:30pm – Of The People: Women of the Civil Rights Movement

Saturday, March 7 

8:30pm – Barbra Streisand: Timeless – Live in Concert 

Monday, March 9 

1:30pm– Barbra Streisand: Timeless – Live in Concert 

Monday, March 16 

1:30pm– Barbra Streisand: Timeless – Live in Concert 
8:00pm – Antiques Roadshow Women’s Work
10:00pm – American Masters: Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore

Tuesday, March 17

2:00pm – Antiques Roadshow Women’s Work
4:30pm – A Force For Change: Esther Bush and the Urban League
8:00pm – Finding Your Roots: Born To Sing
9:00pm – American Masters: Bella! This woman’s place is in the house
11:00pm – Shaking It Up: The Life and Times of Liz Carpenter

Wednesday, March 18 

2:00pm – Finding Your Roots: Born To Sing
3:00pm – American Masters: Bella! This woman’s place is in the house

Thursday, March 19

8:00pm – American Masters: Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore
10:00pm – American Masters: Liza: A truly terrific absolutely true story 

Friday, March 20

11:30pm – Musical Mentors

Sunday, March 22

8:00pm – Call The Midwife Season 15 Premier

Monday, March 23

12:00pm – Antiques Roadshow Women’s Work
1:00pm – Call The Midwife Season 15 Premier
4:00pm – Finding Elizabeth’s Soldiers
4:30pm – Pittsburgh Women in World War II
10:00pm – Independent Lens: Keep Quiet And Forgive

Tuesday, March 24

12:00am – Visible
4:00pm – Portraits From The Home Front: The Story of Elizabeth Black
8:00pm – Finding Your Roots: Larger Than Life

Wednesday, March 25

2:00pm – Finding Your Roots: Larger Than Life
3:00pm – American Masters: Liza: A truly terrific absolutely true story 

Thursday, March 26

8:00pm – American Experience: Fly with Me
10:00pm – American Experience: The Sun Queen
11:00pm – Portraits From the Home Front: The Story of Elizabeth Black

Friday, March 27

9:00pm – Martha Graham Dance Company: We Are Our Time 101 American Spirit
10:30pm – Great Performances: Tiler Peck: Suspending Time

Sunday, March 29

7:00pm – Call The Midwife Season 15 Premier
8:00pm – Call The Midwife Season 15 Episode 2

Monday, March 30

1:00pm – Call The Midwife Season 15 Episode 2
4:00pm – Broadcast Pioneers 
4:30pm – Musical Mentors
11:00pm – Eudora  

Tuesday, March 31

12:00am – Pittsburgh Women in World War II
8:00pm – Finding Your Roots: The Butterfly Effect

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.