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The Sun Queen

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.
Season 35 Episode 5 Length 52:22 Premiere: 04/04/23

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The Sun Queen
S35 E5 Length 52:22 Premiere Date 04/04/23

The Movement and the "Madman"
S35 E4 Length 1:22:29 Premiere Date 03/28/23

Ruthless: Monopoly's Secret History
S35 E3 Length 52:17 Premiere Date 02/20/23

Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming A Space
S35 E2 Length 1:52:24 Premiere Date 01/17/23

The Lie Detector
S35 E1 Length 52:35 Premiere Date 01/03/23

Trailer | The Sun Queen
Preview Length 01:29 Premiere Date 04/04/23

Chapter 1 | The Sun Queen
Clip Length 11:07 Premiere Date 04/04/23

The Dover Sun House
Clip Length 03:39 Premiere Date 04/04/23

A Solar Pioneer’s Challenge to Women
Clip Length 02:17 Premiere Date 04/04/23

Off the Grid: New Mexico
Clip Length 06:09 Premiere Date 04/04/23

Off the Grid: Minnesota
Clip Length 06:01 Premiere Date 04/04/23

Off the Grid: Vermont
Clip Length 05:32 Premiere Date 04/04/23

Government Film: Combat America
Clip Length 08:21 Premiere Date 01/12/10

Government Film: Memphis Belle
Clip Length 10:06 Premiere Date 01/12/10

Interview Dr. Alfred Crosby
Clip Length 06:07 Premiere Date 12/21/09

Interview Dr. Shirley Fannin
Clip Length 09:22 Premiere Date 12/21/09

Author Interview: Neil Maher
Clip Length 07:00 Premiere Date 09/24/09

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Flood in the Desert - S34 E3

Explore the 1928 dam collapse, the second deadliest disaster in California history. A colossal engineering failure, the dam was built by William Mulholland to ensure the growth of Los Angeles by bringing water to the city via aqueduct.

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Casa Susanna - S35 E6

An underground network of transgender women and cross-dressing men find freedom and acceptance at a house in the Catskills region of New York during the 1950s and 1960s.

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