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WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH
March 2015
KQED Public Television Programming Highlights
In February, KQED proudly celebrates the diversity of our community with a special
programming lineup on KQED 9 and KQED Plus (+).
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 (Channel 9, SD, and Channel 709, HD) and
on DIRECTV and DISH satellite systems (Channel 9, SD and HD).
KQED Plus is available over the air on Channel 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
(Channel 10, SD, and Channel 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 Life (Comcast 189, Channel 54.3) and
KQED World (Comcast 190, Channel 9.3). Some programs repeat additional times on these
two channels. Visit kqed.org/dtv for the complete digital program schedule.
PROGRAMMING SYMBOLS
R This program or episode will be repeated on the date/s noted.
D Descriptive video information for the sight-impaired is available on televisions with stereo
capability.
Programs are subject to change after press deadlines
Sunday 1
EARLY
mid
KQED +
Celtic Woman Fan Favorites Thrill to some of your favorite
Celtic Woman concert memories. | R (+) 3/1 10:30am
10:30am
KQED +
1:30pm
KQED +
Dr. Christiane Northrup — Glorious Women Never Age
Dr. Northrup turns her attention to the subject of women and aging.
| R (9) 3/2 9:30pm, 3/3 3:30am; (Life) 3/2 9:30pm; (+) 3/3 7pm, 3/4 1am,
3/7 8pm, 3/8 2am
EVENING
7pm
Celtic Woman Fan Favorites
World
Closing The Gap: 50 Years Seeking Equal Pay Half a century
after President Kennedy signed the Equal Pay Act, women still face a wage gap.
| R (World) 3/19 8am
9pm
World
POV The World Before Her is a tale of two Indias. In one, Ruhi
Singh is a small-town girl competing in Bombay to win the Miss India pageant.
In the other, Prachi Trivedi is the young, militant leader of a fundamentalist
Hindu camp for girls, where she preaches violent resistance to Western culture,
Christianity and Islam. | R (World) 3/16 8am, 3/21 3pm
11pm
World
Get Real! Wise Women Speak showcases Jane Fonda, Nikki
Giovanni and other women who use their wisdom to change the world.
Monday 2
9:30pm
11pm
Tuesday 3
EARLY
3:30am
KQED 9
Dr. Christiane Northrup — Glorious Women Never Age
| R (9) 3/3 3:30am; (+) 3/3 7pm, 3/4 1am, 3/7 8pm, 3/8 2am
KQED 9
Independent Lens You're Looking at Me Like I Live Here,
and I Don't is a first-person, day-to-day account of Lee Gorewitz's life inside
an Alzheimer's treatment facility. | R (9) 3/3 5am
KQED 9
Dr. Christiane Northrup — Glorious Women Never Age
| R (+) 3/3 7pm, 3/4 1am, 3/7 8pm, 3/8 2am
5am
KQED 9
and I Don't.
12:30pm
World
Lost Years of Zora Neale Hurston delves into the writer's life,
work and philosophies, concentrating on her very productive, but often
overlooked, final decade.
EVENING
7pm
Independent Lens You're Looking at Me Like I Live Here,
KQED +
Dr. Christiane Northrup — Glorious Women Never Age
| R (+) 3/4 1am, 3/7 8pm, 3/8 2am
Wednesday 4
EARLY
1am
KQED +
Dr. Christiane Northrup — Glorious Women Never Age
| R (+) 3/7 8pm, 3/8 2am
10am
World
To the Contrary with Bonnie Erbe
Thursday 5
7am
World
FRONTLINE Outlawed in Pakistan is a powerful profile of Pakistani
teenager Kainat Soomro, who accused four men of gang rape in a society where
rape victims and their families are often considered dishonorable and subjected
to humiliation, poverty and mortal danger. | R (World) 3/5 1pm
Saturday 7
10:30am
World
To the Contrary with Bonnie Erbe | R (World) 3/11 10am
4pm
World
Anne Braden: Southern Patriot chronicles the extraordinary life of
civil rights leader and social activist Anne Braden.
5pm
World
Apache 8 tells the compelling story of an all-women wild land
firefighter crew from the White Mountain Apache. | D
8pm
KQED +
Dr. Christiane Northrup — Glorious Women Never Age
| R (+) 3/8 2am
Sunday 8
EARLY
2am
4pm
EVENING
7pm
11pm
KQED +
Dr. Christiane Northrup — Glorious Women Never Age
World
We Served Too: The Story of the Women's Airforce Service
looks at how the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) broke through barriers
during World War II.
World
Enemy of the Reich: The Noor Inayat Khan Story profiles
Noor-un-Nisa Inayat Khan, a female radio operator and British spy during
World War II. | D
World
Service: When Women Come Marching Home Interviews reveal
the raw truths of our women warriors fighting in the battlefield called "home."
Tuesday 10
11am
World
Wings for Maggie Ray This documentary pays tribute to the
remarkable life and legacy of Margaret "Maggie" Ringenberg (1921–2008), a
WASP (Women Airforce Service Pilots) and renowned long-distance aviation
racer.
noon
World
No Job for a Woman: The Women Who Fought to Report When
the United States entered World War II, American women reporters did not want
to miss covering the biggest story of the century so they fought for and won
access.
Wednesday 11
7am
World
POV The Light in Her Eyes. Houda al-Habash challenges the
women of her Syrian community to live according to Islam. | R (World) 3/11 1pm,
3/15 4pm
10am
World
To the Contrary with Bonnie Erbe
Thursday 12
7am
World
FRONTLINE A Death in St. Augustine investigates the death of a
young, single mother, and what can go wrong when the police are faced with
domestic violence allegations within their own ranks. | R (World) 3/12 1pm
8am
World
An Evening with Gwen Ifill is a one-on-one interview with Gwen
Ifill, one of the most prolific journalists of our time. | R (World) 3/15 11pm
noon
World
Independent Lens Las Marthas. The annual debutante ball in
Laredo, TX, is unlike any other in the country — its 94 percent Latino debutantes
and their attendants all dress as Martha Washington or other patriotic figures
from America's colonial period.
Saturday 14
10:30am
World
To the Contrary with Bonnie Erbe | R (World) 3/18 10am
2pm
World
Japanese American Lives Mrs. Judo: Be Strong, Be Gentle, Be
Beautiful tells the inspiring story of 99-year-old Sensei Fukuda, a remarkable
woman and judo master.
3pm
World
Independent Lens All of Me: A Story of Love, Loss, and Last
Resorts Weight-loss surgery affects the health, friendship and happiness of
morbidly obese female friends. | D | R (Life) 3/31 9pm
4pm
World
A Girl's Life explores what it means to be a girl in America today,
based on Rachel Simmons' book Odd Girl Out.
5pm
World
Final Hours: Amelia Earhart's Last Flight recreates the final 1937
flight of aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart.
10pm
World
Julia Robinson and Hilbert's Tenth Problem The inspiring life
story of the pioneering American mathematician is narrated by Danica McKellar.
|D
Sunday 15
3pm
World
Women in Chemistry: Life Lessons from the Laboratory profiles
remarkable women who have made important contributions to the field of
chemistry.
7pm
World
Rebel: Voces Special Presentation Loreta Janeta Valazquez
profiles Loreta Velazquez, a woman and a Cuban immigrant, who secretly
served as a soldier during the American Civil War. | R (World) 3/18 noon
10:30pm
World
Driven to Ride Since the 1870s, women have continued to shape
and push the boundaries of two-wheeled freedom.
Monday 16
7am
World
Global Voices I Was Worth 50 Sheep. Following a long practiced
tradition in Afghanistan, 10-year-old Sabere was sold to a man in his 50s. For
the next six years she was both slave and wife, miscarrying four times. Now at
16, she is fighting for her freedom. | R (World) 3/16 1pm, 3/17 8am, 3/18 7am,
1pm
noon
World
Independent Lens Solar Mamas. India's Barefoot College
provides rural women living in poverty with an education that empowers them.
| R (9) 3/16 11pm, 3/17 5am
8:30pm
Life
Invisible Women: Forgotten Artists of Florence explores the
lives and works of trailblazing Renaissance-era female artists in Florence, Italy.
| R (World) 3/30 8:30am
9pm
KQED 9
Young Victoria tells the story of how an unassuming little girl rose
to be the most powerful woman in the world. | R (9) 3/17 3am, 3/18 1:30pm
Life
Cherish the Ladies: An Irish Homecoming The acclaimed Irish
American group performs "The Cat's Meow," "Trouble in the Fields" and more.
11pm
KQED 9
Independent Lens Solar Mamas. | D | R (9) 3/17 5am
Tuesday 17
EARLY
3am
KQED 9
Young Victoria | R (9) 3/18 1:30pm
5am
KQED 9
Independent Lens Solar Mamas. | D
11am
World
American Masters Dorothea Lange: Grab a Hunk of Lightning.
Explore, through Lange's granddaughter's eyes, the life story of the influential
"Migrant Mother" photographer.
EVENING
7:30pm
8pm
KQED 9
Spark Thiebaud, Teng, and Garrett. | R (9) 3/18 1:30am
KQED 9
Mystery of Mary Magdalene reveals the real story behind one of
the Bible's most enigmatic and controversial figures. | R (9) 3/18 2am
Wednesday 18
EARLY
1:30am
KQED 9
Spark Thiebaud, Teng, and Garrett.
2am
KQED 9
Mystery of Mary Magdalene
10am
World
To the Contrary with Bonnie Erbe
1:30pm
EVENING
9pm
11pm
KQED 9
Young Victoria
KQED 9
Genius of Marie Curie profiles Marie Curie, a great scientist and
the first woman to be awarded a Nobel prize. | R (9) 3/19 3am
KQED 9
Independent Lens Strong. World champion 300-pound U.S.
Olympic weightlifter Cheryl Hayworth prepares for Beijing in 2008. | D | R (9)
3/19 5am
Thursday 19
EARLY
3am
KQED 9
Genius of Marie Curie
5am
Independent Lens Strong. | D
KQED 9
Saturday 21
10:30am
World
To the Contrary with Bonnie Erbe | R (World) 3/25 10am
2pm
World
Quilted Conscience A group of Sudanese-American girls create a
large quilt with local women in Grand Island, Nebraska.
4pm
World
No Going Back: Women and the War looks at how the lives of
women and their roles in society changed during and after the Civil War.
4:30pm
World
In Her Power Empowerment expert Helene Lerner encourages
women to believe in themselves and pursue their dreams.
5pm
World
Naked Option A group of Nigerian women use the threat of
stripping naked in public to make their voices heard.
10pm
World
Breaking Through the Clouds: The First Women's National Air
Derby tells the story of the women who took part in the first women's national
air derby in 1929 is told.
Sunday 22
2pm
World
Makers Women in Comedy. Ellen DeGeneres, Carol Burnett,
Mo'Nique and others discuss the rise of women in the world of comedy
3pm
World
Makers Women in Hollywood. Jane Fonda, Zoe Saldana, Lena
Dunham and Scandal screenwriter Linda Woolverton are showcased.
4pm
World
Makers Women in Space. Interviews with astronauts help trace
the history of women pioneers in the U.S. space program.
8pm
Life
American Masters Judy Garland: By Myself. Vaulted screen tests,
rehearsal footage and Judy's voice, telling her story in her own words.
| R (World) 3/24 11am
9pm
World
Makers: Women Who Make America Meryl Streep narrates the
compelling story of women's advancement in America in the past 50 years. | D
10pm
Life
Powder and the Glory Elizabeth Arden and Helena Rubinstein
began what is now a $150 billion health and beauty industry. | D | R (World) 3/31
12:30pm
Monday 23
11pm
KQED 9
Extraordinary Women Dr. Ruth Westheimer. A look at the life of
Dr. Ruth Westheimer reveals she was much more than a famous sex therapist.
| R (9) 3/24 5am, 3/28 6pm; (Life) 3/24 10pm
Tuesday 24
EARLY
5am
KQED 9
Extraordinary Women Dr. Ruth Westheimer. | R (9) 3/28 6pm;
(Life) 3/24 10pm
Wednesday 25
10am
World
1:30pm
To the Contrary with Bonnie Erbe
KQED 9
Extraordinary Women Wallis Simpson. King Edward VIII gave up
the British throne to marry the twice-divorced American socialite in 1936.
| R (9) 3/28 11pm, 3/29 5am
Saturday 28
10:30am
World
To the Contrary with Bonnie Erbe
3:30pm
World
POV Girl Model. This look at the modeling industry focuses on an
American model scout and a 13-year-old Siberian girl.
5pm
Life
Arc of Light: A Portrait of Anna Campbell Bliss explores the
pioneering artist, architect and designer and the astonishing range of her work.
World
Swimming in Auschwitz Jewish women recall the spiritual
resistance they maintained against the Nazis while imprisoned.
6pm
KQED 9
Extraordinary Women Dr. Ruth Westheimer.
7:30pm
KQED 9
ImageMakers Woman to Woman. The strong bond between
blood relatives and strangers is explored in two short films. | R (9) 3/29 1:30am
8pm
KQED 9
Julie and Julia (2009) A woman (Amy Adams) in Queens, NY, sets
a deadline of one year to prepare all 524 recipes in Julia Child's (Meryl Streep)
famous cookbook, Mastering the Art of French Cooking. | R (9) 3/29 2am
10pm
KQED 9
Joan Crawford: Always the Star This glamorous and hugely
popular actress raised herself from brutal poverty to Academy Award–winning
stardom through guts, determination and hard work. | R (9) 3/29 4am; (Life) 3/29
10pm
11pm
KQED 9
Extraordinary Women Wallis Simpson. | R (9) 3/29 5am
Sunday 29
EARLY
1:30am
KQED 9
ImageMakers Woman to Woman.
2am
KQED 9
Julie and Julia (2009).
4am
KQED 9
Joan Crawford: Always the Star | R (Life) 3/29 10pm
5am
KQED 9
Extraordinary Women Wallis Simpson.
2pm
World
Makers Women in Politics showcases women in public office
including Hillary Clinton, Elizabeth Warren and Olympia Snowe.
3pm
World
Makers Women in Business profiles Martha Stewart, Sheryl
Sandberg and other exceptional female business leaders.
4pm
World
Makers Women in War looks at American women's increasing
participation in war — from Vietnam to the present — as nurses, soldiers,
journalists, diplomats and spies.
EVENING
8pm
Life
Carol Burnett: The Mark Twain Prize Julie Andrews, Tony
Bennett, Tim Conway, Tina Fey and others celebrate comedic icon Carol
Burnett. | R (Life) 3/31 7pm
Monday 30
1pm
World
War Zone/Comfort Zone uncovers the plight of female veterans
through the intense and personal stories of four women veterans coping with life
after their military service. | R: (World) 3/31 8am
Tuesday 31
EVENING
7:30pm
KQED 9
11pm
Spark Kitka, May, Arts and the Economy.
KQED 9
Sisters This film about faith and hope, love and death highlights
the life stories of five American nuns.