Women's History Month 2023
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
Thursday, March 1
8pm – Portraits for the Home Front: The Story of Elizabeth Black
Monday, March 13
7:30pm – Visible
Wednesday, March 15
3pm – Her War, Her Story
5pm – WQED Mini Docs: Musical Mentors
5:30pm – A Force for Change: Esther Bush and the Urban League
Thursday, March 16
8pm – A Force for Change: Esther Bush and the Urban League
9pm – Margaret: The Rebel Princess (Part 1)
10pm – Margaret: The Rebel Princess (part 2)
Friday, March 17
9pm – Great Performances at the Met: The Hours
Monday, March 20
4pm – Margaret: The Rebel Princess (Part 1)
5pm – Margaret: The Rebel Princess (part 2)
10pm – Independent Lens: Storming Caesars Palace
Wednesday, March 22
4pm – Daring Women Doctors: Physicians of the 19th Century
5pm – WQED Mini Docs: Pittsburgh Women in WWII
5:30pm – Visible
Thursday, March 23
8pm – WQED Mini Docs: Pittsburgh Women in WWII
Friday, March 24
9pm – American Masters: In the Making
Saturday, March 25
10pm – Filmmakers Corner: Trailblazers on Film
Sunday, March 26
12pm - WQED Mini Docs: Musical Mentors
12:30pm – A Force for Change: Esther Bush and the Urban League
1pm – WQED Mini Docs: Pittsburgh Women in WWII
1:30pm – Visible
2pm – Portraits for the Home Front: The Story of Elizabeth Black
Monday, March 27
4pm – In Their Own Words: Queen Elizabeth II
5pm – In Their Own Words: Princess Diana
7:30pm – Finding Elizabeth’s Soldiers
10pm – Independent Lens: Hidden Letters
Tuesday, March 28
5pm – Portraits for the Home Front: The Story of Elizabeth Black
Wednesday, March 29
3pm – American Masters: How It Feels to Be Free
4pm – Black Ballerina
10pm – Secrets of the Dead: Lady Sapiens
Thursday, March 30
9pm – American Masters: How It Feels to Be Free
Friday, March 31
3pm – Secrets of the Surface: The Mathematical Vision of Maryam Mirzakhani
4pm – The Cure
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.
