KQED proudly celebrates the diversity of our community with a special Women's History Month programming lineup in March on KQED Public Television.
Premiere dates are listed below. Please click on each program for additional airdates and information.
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Thursday, 3/1 11pm Anne Morrow Lindbergh: You’ll Have the Sky This film brings one of the 20th century’s best-loved writers out from the shadow of her controversial husband, Charles Lindbergh.
Tuesday, 3/13 11pmCaged Bird: The Life and Music of Florence B. Price See the inspiring story of the first African-American woman to have her music performed by a major symphony orchestra, overcoming prejudice and preconceptions.
Tuesday, 3/20 8pmEnemy of the Reich: The Noor Inayat Khan Story How did a musician and author of a book of fairy tales become a daring spy who died fighting the Nazis? Hear the story of the incredible Noor Inayat Khan.
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Thursday, 3/22 11pmClosing The Gap: 50 Years Seeking Equal Pay On average, women still make 77 cents for every dollar earned by men. This program explores the factors contributing to the wage gap and strategizes on ways to attain equal pay.
Tuesday, 3/27 8pm Mankiller(NEW) This documentary illuminates the legacy of Wilma Mankiller, the first woman elected Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation.
Wilma Mankiller and colleagues hold ceremonial shovels at the groundbreaking of the Wilma P. Mankiller Health Center. (Courtesy of Wilma Mankiller Foundation)
9pm Independent Lens: Dolores(NEW) Meet Dolores Huerta, one of the most defiant and unheralded feminist activists of the 20th century.
Dolores Huerta speaks at the podium. c1970s. (Courtesy of Courtesy of Walter P. Reuther Library Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs Wayne State University)
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Thursday, 3/1 8pmChanging Face of … The Queen Examine the way the queen’s royal image and wardrobe have changed over the course of her life, and hear the story of the royal family – and Great Britain itself – in the modern era.
Saturday, 3/3 11:30pmPenny: Champion of the Marginalized Get to know Penny Cooper, a celebrated criminal defense attorney, art collector, supporter of female artists and protector of the underdog.
Thursday, 3/8 3pmMakers: Women in Comedy Track the rise of women in the world of comedy, from the “dangerous” comedy of 1970s sitcoms such as Maude to the 1980s American comedy club boom to today’s multifaceted landscape.
Friday, 3/9 3pmMakers: Women in Hollywood Follow the women of showbiz, from the earliest pioneers to present-day power players, as they influence the creation of one of the country’s biggest commodities: entertainment.
Ava Duvernay. (Courtesy of Ava Duvernay)
11pm Women Outward Bound(NEW) This film profiles the first group of young women to participate in an Outward Bound survival school course in 1965 and chronicles their experiences in the wild with archival footage, family home videos, photos and stunning aerial footage.
Saturday, 3/10 6amStoried Life of Millie Benson Discover the story of Mildred Wirt Benson, amateur archaeologist, explorer and ghostwriter who authored 23 of the first 30 Nancy Drew novels.
Monday, 3/12 3pmMakers: Women in Space Trace the history of women pioneers in the U.S. space program.
Tuesday, 3/13 3pmMakers: Women in Politics View profiles of women in public office who were “firsts” in their fields and explore the challenges confronting American women in politics.
Wednesday, 3/14
3pmMakers: Women in Business Hear about the exceptional women – past and present – who have taken the world of business by storm. Told by female business leaders themselves, this film is a candid exploration of what it takes to make it.
Thursday, 3/15 3pmMakers: Women in War This film looks at American women’s increasing participation in war, featuring stories of military leaders who have broken through gender barriers, from Vietnam to the present.
Friday, 3/23 7pmMystery of Agatha Christie with David Suchet David Suchet, TV’s Poirot, has spent more of his life acting out the plots and dramas created by Agatha Christie than anyone else. Join him as he embarks on a journey to learn more about the woman who created him.
Friday, 3/30 3:30pmGraceful Voices This film captures the stories and experiences of the Bahamian and African-American women who were born in the MacFarlane Homestead Historic District, forged lifelong friendships and developed a passion for their community.
7pmRoyal Wives at War Take a fresh look at the abdication crisis of 1936 through dramatized monologues by the two women at its heart: the Queen Mother and Wallis Simpson.
Sat, 3/31 6amPOV: American Revolutionary: The Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs Grace Lee Boggs, 98, is a Chinese-American philosopher, writer and activist in Detroit with a thick FBI file and a surprising vision of what an American revolution can be.
7:30amPOV: Iris Meet Iris Apfel, the quick-witted, flamboyantly dressed 93-year-old style maven who’s had an outsized presence on the New York fashion scene for decades.
9amPowder & The Glory This film tells a story of women’s entrepreneurship through the lens of the creation and development of the rival business empires of Elizabeth Arden and Helena Rubinstein.
10:30amGeorgia O'Keeffe: A Woman On Paper This documentary highlights artist Georgia O’Keeffe’s career while focusing on the little-known story of her time spent in Columbia, South Carolina, as an art instructor at Columbia College.
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Saturday, 3/3 5pm Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings The Band This film examines Mary Lou Williams’ life and career, following the trajectory of jazz through the lens of a pioneering African-American female instrumentalist.
7pmAmerica ReFramed: Baddddd Sonia Sanchez Sonia Sanchez emerged as a seminal figure in the 1960s Black Arts movement. This film examines Sanchez’s contribution to the world of poetry, her singular place in the Black Arts Movement and her leadership role in African-American culture over the last half century.
Tuesday, 3/6 4pm Virginia Lee Burton: A Sense of Place This program celebrates the career of Virginia Lee Burton, the groundbreaking author-illustrator of the beloved picture books Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel and the Caldecott Award-winning The Little House.
Friday, 3/9 3pm Soldier On: Life After Deployment Three women confront the challenges of readjusting back to civilian life after their post-9/11 military service.
5pm Wings for Maggie Ray Featuring re-enactments, archival photos and film and insightful interviews, this documentary pays tribute to the remarkable life and legacy of Margaret “Maggie” Ringenberg, a U.S. Army Air Force WASP (Women’s Air Service Pilot) and renowned long-distance aviation racer.
Saturday, 3/10 5pm Queen of Swing Meet Norma Miller, a Harlem-born actress, dancer, choreographer and Jazz Age trailblazer whose show business career has spanned seven decades (and counting).
Wednesday, 3/14 4pmWomen of ’69, Unboxed As they turn 65, a group of female college classmates, who were both electrified and pummeled by the turbulent 1960s, look back, then ahead.
5pmLaDonna Harris: Indian 101 This documentary profiles Comanche activist LaDonna Harris, who educated the executive and legislative branches on the unique role of American Indian Tribes and their relationship to the U.S. government.
Thursday, 3/22 3pmMedicine Woman By and about women, this documentary interweaves the lives of Native American women healers of today with the story of America’s first Native doctor, Susan La Flesche Picotte.
Friday, 3/23 4pm Beyond The Powder: The Legacy of the First Women's Cross-Country Air Race This documentary follows the female pilots of the 2014 Air Race Classic racers as they make their way across the country and tells the story of the Powder Puff Derby, the first women’s cross-country air race of 1929.
6:30pmPerfect 36: When Women Won the Vote This documentary chronicles the dramatic vote to ratify the 19th Amendment, and the years of debate about women’s suffrage that preceded it.
Saturday, 3/24 4pm No Evidence of Disease This program follows a unique rock band made of six gynecologic oncology surgeons who are taking healing and the arts to a new level.
5pmOceans of Pink Oceans of Pink is an emotional journey that highlights the explosive growth of dragon boat racing among breast cancer survivors globally.
Friday, 3/30 4pmLorraine Hansberry: American Masters Explore the life and work of the A Raisin in the Sun playwright and activist who played a significant role in the civil rights movement.
Lorraine Hansberry leans over her typewriter in her Greenwich Village apartment on Bleecker Street during her April 1959 photoshoot for Vogue. (Courtesy of David Attie)
KQED 9 is available over the air on DT9.1, 54.2 and 25.1 and via most cable systems on Channel 9. It is on XFINITY cable from Comcast (Channels 9 SD and 709 HD) and on Wave (Channels 9 SD and 164 HD). It can also be found on DIRECTV and DISH satellite systems (Channels 9 SD and HD).
KQED Plus is available over the air on Channels 54, DT54.1, 9.2 and 25.2, and via many cable and satellite systems on either channel 10 or 54. It is on XFINITY cable from Comcast (Channels 10 SD, and 710 HD) and on DIRECTV (Channel 54 SD and HD) and DISH (Channel 54, SD only) satellite systems.
This schedule also lists programs airing on KQED World (XFINITY 190, Channel 9.3 & 54.5).
