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This March, KLRN celebrates Women’s History Month!
We’re featuring a special lineup of programs that highlight the achievements of some extraordinary women around the world and right here in San Antonio!
Check out our featured programming below and watch with us all month long – on-air and online at klrn.org/live or via the PBS Video App.
Thanks to our presenting sponsors Bank of America, The McNay Art Museum, and Opera San Antonio for their support of these phenomenal programs.
MARCH 14 | 9PM
FROM ROSEMARY TO THE R.K. LEGACY
This film documents local businesswoman Rosemary Kowalski’s life along with the coming of age of San Antonio, which helped her build a leading catering company. The program also highlights the strength and success of The RK Group today under the direction and vision of President and CEO Greg Kowalski.
MARCH 14 | 10PM
When a model leaves an abusive relationship, she starts making a film about beauty that ends up saving her life.
MARCH 15 | 8PM
LADY BIRD, NATURALLY
Lady Bird Johnson earned a special place in the hearts of all Americans because of her tireless work to preserve and restore the beauty of this country's roadsides, open spaces and parks. This documentary looks at her accomplishments through the eyes of her friends and those who helped realize her ambitious goals.
MARCH 18 | 9:30PM
BEYOND THE CANVAS: WOMEN OF WONDER
A half-hour program that honors five trailblazing women in the arts. The legendary Dolly Parton, Julie Andrews and other creative females reveal how the road to success wasn't just one they walked, but one they paved themselves.
MARCH 19 | 6PM
QUEEN ELIZABETH'S SECRET AGENTS, PART 1
This series uncovers the secret state that helped keep Queen Elizabeth in power for over 40 years. During a time when Britain was divided, unstable and violent, the world's first secret service was born. Run by William and Robert Cecil, this father and son team had the duty of protecting the Queen and the Country.
MARCH 20 | 3PM
FROM ROSEMARY TO THE R.K. LEGACY
This film documents local businesswoman Rosemary Kowalski’s life along with the coming of age of San Antonio, which helped her build a leading catering company. The program also highlights the strength and success of The RK Group today under the direction and vision of President and CEO Greg Kowalski.
MARCH 20 | 4PM
LADY BIRD, NATURALLY
Lady Bird Johnson earned a special place in the hearts of all Americans because of her tireless work to preserve and restore the beauty of this country's roadsides, open spaces and parks. This documentary looks at her accomplishments through the eyes of her friends and those who helped realize her ambitious goals.
MARCH 21 | 9PM
Bring Her Home follows three Indigenous women – an artist, an activist, and a politician – as they fight to vindicate and honor their missing and murdered relatives who have fallen victims to a growing epidemic across Indian country. Despite the lasting effects from historical trauma, each woman must search for healing while navigating racist systems that brought about this very crisis.
MARCH 22 | 7PM
FINDING YOUR ROOTS: HOLLYWOOD ROYALTY
Three actors born into Hollywood royalty discover branches of their family trees that have been hidden from the public eye—and meet a cast of characters every bit as dramatic as the people they themselves have played on camera.
MARCH 22 | 9:30PM
IN THEIR OWN WORDS: ANGELA MERKEL
One of the most enigmatic and inscrutable world leaders of our time, Angela Merkel’s life story reveals the woman behind the veil. Explore how experiences that began in her childhood shaped her politics and ultimately, the face of modern Europe.
MARCH 22 | 10:30PM
BEYOND THE POWDER: THE LEGACY OF THE FIRST WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY AIR RACE
Beyond The Powder: The Legacy Of The First Women's Cross-Country Air Race follows the 2014 Air Race Classic racers as they make their way across the country, while telling the story of the original race of 1929, also known as the Powder Puff Derby.
MARCH 22 | 7:30PM
A KLRN LOCAL PRODUCTION
SALUD: S.A. LATINAS IN PUBLIC SERVICE, SOCIAL SERVICES AND THE ARTS
Meet Hope Andrade, whose public service and business career has spanned several decades; Andrea Figueroa, CEO of the Martinez Street Women's Center; and Yadhira Lozano, executive director of Luminaria.
MARCH 25 | 8PM
GREAT PERFORMANCES: THE CONDUCTOR
Great Performances: The Conductor tells the story of the first female conductor of a major symphony, Marin Alsop. Documenting Alsop’s journey from playing the violin as an ambitious nine-year-old who longed to conduct, to attending Juilliard and creating her own all-female string orchestra and swing band, thus ultimately becoming music director of Baltimore Symphony Orchestra.
MARCH 25 | 9:30PM
ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: RECUT: WOMEN'S WORK, PART 2
This half-hour special highlights standout finds that include a Madam C.J. Walker beauty book, Jackie Cochran-signed photos along with WASP Wings, and Maria Koogle needlework.
MARCH 26 | 6PM
QUEEN ELIZABETH'S SECRET AGENT, PART 2
This series uncovers the secret state that helped keep Queen Elizabeth in power for over 40 years. During a time when Britain was divided, unstable and violent the world’s first secret service was born. Run by William and Robert Cecil, this father and son team had the duty of protecting the Queen and the Country.
MARCH 27 | 3PM
DARING WOMEN DOCTORS: PHYSICIANS IN THE 19TH CENTURY
Hidden in American history, all women’s medical schools began to appear in the mid 19th century long before women had the right to vote or own property. “Daring Women Doctors” highlights the intrepid, pioneering and diverse women who faced hostility and resistance in their pursuit of medical educations.
MARCH 28 | 9PM
RAISE HELL: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF MOLLY IVINS
RAISE HELL: THE LIFE & TIMES OF MOLLY IVINS tells the story of media firebrand Molly Ivins, six feet of Texas trouble who took on the Good Old Boy corruption wherever she found it. Her razor sharp wit left both sides of the aisle laughing, and craving ink in her columns. She knew the Bill of Rights was in peril, and said "Polarizing people is a good way to win an election and a good way to wreck a country."
MARCH 28 | 10:30PM
CHARLOTTE MANSFIELD: A WOMAN PHOTOGRAPHER GOES TO WAR
Drawing from an extraordinary archive of unpublished military photographs and personal correspondence, as well as expert and family interviews, Charlotte Mansfield, a Woman Photographer Goes to War tells the story of Charlotte Mansfield’s pioneering career as a Women’s Army Corps photographer during World War II.
MARCH 29 | 10PM
INDEPENDENT LENS: WRITING WITH FIRE
In a male-dominated media landscape, the women journalists of India's all-female Khabar Lahariya ("News Wave") newspaper risk it all, including their own safety, to cover the country's political, social, and local news from a women-powered perspective. From underground network to independent media empire, they defy the odds to redefine power. Nominated for an Academy Award.
MARCH 30 | 10PM
SECRETS OF THE DEAD: VIKING WARRIOR QUEEN
Join a team of archaeologists as they examine one of the most significant Viking graves ever found and test the DNA of the remains of the female warrior buried inside, rewriting our understanding of Viking society.
MARCH 31 | 7:30PM
A KLRN LOCAL PRODUCTION
SALUD: LATINAS NAVIGATE MALE-DOMINANT LEADERSHIP ROLES
Hear from Angie Salinas, CEO of the Girl Scouts of Southwest Texas; Julissa Cabrielo, president of Tejas Building Contractors; and Marina Gonzales, president of the San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.
A KLRN LOCAL PRODUCTION
THE WOMEN WHO SHAPED SAN ANTONIO
KLRN is proud to present a series of video shorts highlighting women who made history in our city. From the fight for workers’ rights, to creating parks and museums, to starting schools for young Black girls, we venture into the history of these amazing women whose efforts still resonate in San Antonio today.
This series is proudly sponsored by the Alice Kleberg Reynolds Foundation.
