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Women’s History Month with PBS KIDS

March is Women’s History Month! Celebrate and learn about famous women in history with your favorite PBS KIDS shows including Xavier Riddle, Molly of Denali, and others! You will find full episodes and short clips from your favorite PBS KIDS shows!

The Sun Queen On-Demand

Unsung scientist Mária Telkes dedicated her career to harnessing the power of the sun.

For nearly 50 years, chemical engineer and inventor Mária Telkes applied her prodigious intellect to harnessing the power of the sun. She designed and built the world’s first successfully solar-heated modern residence and identified a promising new chemical that, for the first time, could store solar heat like a battery. And yet, along the way, she was undercut and thwarted by her boss and colleagues — all men — at MIT. Despite these obstacles, Telkes persevered and, upon her death in 1995, held more than 20 patents.

She is now recognized as a visionary pioneer in the field of sustainable energy. An unexpected and largely forgotten heroine, Telkes was remarkable in her vision and tenacity — a scientist and a woman in every way ahead of her time. Her research and innovations from the 1930s through the ‘70s continue to shape how we power our lives today. Produced and directed by Amanda Pollak, produced and written by Gene Tempest, and executive produced by Cameo George. Available to watch through 4/3/2026.

Great Performances at the Met: Carmen • WXXI-TV

Acclaimed English director Carrie Cracknell makes her Met debut in this resetting of the classic story to the modern day.

Great Performances at the Met: Carmen airs Sunday, July 14 at 1 p.m. on WXXI-TV.

Carrie Cracknell makes her Met debut, resetting the classic story to the modern day that moves the focus to issues that could not be more relevant today: gendered violence, abusive labor structures, and the desire to break through societal boundaries. Young mezzo-soprano Aigul Akhmetshina leads a quartet of stars in the complex and volatile title role, alongside tenor Piotr Beczała as Carmen’s troubled lover Don José, soprano Angel Blue as the loyal Micaëla, and bass-baritone Kyle Ketelsen as the swaggering Escamillo. Daniele Rustioni conducts Bizet’s score.

Photo: Aigul Akhmetshina as Carmen
Photo courtesy of The Met Opera

American Experience: The Sun Queen • WXXI-WORLD

Unsung scientist Mária Telkes dedicated her career to harnessing the power of the sun.

American Experience: The Sun Queen airs Saturday, October 19 at 8 p.m. on WXXI-WORLD.

Rachel Carson: On-Demand

American Experience
Air Date: 01/24/17 | Expires: 06/30/26 | Rating: NR

Rachel Carson is an intimate portrait of the woman whose groundbreaking books revolutionized our relationship to the natural world. When Silent Spring was published in September 1962 it became an instant bestseller and would go on to spark dramatic changes in the way the government regulated pesticides.

Sesame Street Celebrates Women’s History On-Demand

WXXI celebrates Women’s History Month by honoring the inspiring and powerful women and girls who’ve helped support Sesame Street’s mission of helping kids grow Smarter, Stronger and Kinder! Watch the full playlist here

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