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The Sun Queen
April 04, 2023
Scientist Mária Telkes dedicated her career to harnessing the power of the sun. Though undercut and thwarted by her male colleagues, she persevered to design the first successfully solar-heated house in 1948 and held more than 20 patents.
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Poisoned Ground: The Tragedy at Love Canal
S36E4
The story of housewives who led a grassroots movement to galvanize the Superfund Bill.
The Cancer Detectives
S36E3
The untold story of the people who fought tirelessly to save women from cervical cancer.
Fly with Me
S36E2
The lively but neglected history of the women who changed the world while flying it.
Nazi Town, USA
S36E1
The story of the German American Bund, a pro-Nazi group active across the US in the 1930s....
The Harvest: Integrating Mississippi's Schools
S35E8
The story of a Mississippi town’s effort to integrate its public schools in 1970.
The Busing Battleground
S35E7
Revisit 1970s Boston, when court-mandated school integration unleashed racial unrest.
Casa Susanna
S35E6
Casa Susanna was a refuge for transgender women and cross-dressing men in the 1950s-60s.
The Movement and the "Madman"
S35E4
Discover the story of the 1969 showdown between President Nixon and the antiwar movement.
Ruthless: Monopoly's Secret History
S35E3
Discover the unexpected history behind Monopoly, America’s favorite board game.
Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming A Space
S35E2
The influential author and anthropologist whose work reclaimed and honored Black life.
The Lie Detector
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The story of the polygraph, the controversial device that transformed modern justice.
Plague at the Golden Gate
S34E4
Discover how bubonic plague in 1900 set off fear and anti-Asian sentiment in San Francisco...
Flood in the Desert
S34E3
Explore the 1928 dam collapse, the second deadliest disaster in California history.
Zoot Suit Riots
S14E6
In June 1943, Los Angeles erupted into the worst race riots in the city to date.
Sandra Day O'Connor: The First
S33E6
Discover the story of the Supreme Court’s first female justice - Sandra Day O'Connor.
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