This month SCETV celebrates Women's History Month. Check out history, nature, comedy and drama programming that feature women.
Programming listing updated 2/22/2023
March 13
The Grimke Sisters Through The Civil War
Although best known as fierce abolitionists, Sarah and Angelina Grimke were the first South Carolina Women to publicly advocate for women's suffrage. This program traces the lives of the Grimke sisters and other SC voices in the struggle for women's rights from the late 1830's through the Civil War.
- Monday, March 13, 09:00 pm on SC Channel
March 15
In Their Words: Princess Diana
See how Diana defied expectations and evolved into one of the most impactful icons of our time. Look back on her life through a contemporary lens that credits her choices, suffering and triumphs as the ultimate disrupter for a generation of women.
- Wednesday, March 15, 05:00 pm on ETVHD
Wild Rivers with Tillie
The Grand Canyon: A World Treasure at Risk - Even one of America's most beloved National Parks faces threats from mining, dams, drought and development. From the rim to the river, join us for this rare opportunity to meet Native American Tribes whose origins are here. Raft the canyon's mighty rapids from dam to dam through some of the oldest geology on earth, and learn about this River that provides water and power to 40 million people.
- Wednesday, March 15, 07:00 pm on ETVHD
March 16
Clubwomen, The Pollitzer Sisters & The Vote!
As the national debate for suffrage came to the fore, South Carolina women were increasingly drawn into the movement for social and educational reform. Susan Pringle Frost, Eulalie Salley, Marion Birnie Wilkinson and the Pollitzer Sisters - Mabel, Carrie, and Anita, daughters of a prominent Jewish family from Charleston - are among the oft-overlooked and forgotten rebels in the Palmetto State.
- Thursday, March 16, 09:30 pm on ETVHD
- Monday, March 27, 09:00 pm on SC Channel
March 17
Great Performances: The Hours
Enjoy Renee Fleming's return to the Met in this new production inspired by Virginia Woolf's "Mrs. Dalloway." Also starring Tony winner Kelli O'Hara and Joyce DiDonato, the opera follows three women from different eras. Christine Baranski hosts.
- Friday, March 17, 09:00 pm on ETVHD
- Sunday, March 19, 09:00 pm on SC Channel
March 18
The Carol Burnett Show: Carol's Favorites
Guest Stars Marty Feldman (Young Frankenstein) , Carol Channing. Highlights include Marty, Harvey, and Carol as a bored airline crew who cause havoc on a flight, Marty as a wacky plastic surgeon and Carol Channing sings "How I Love Them Old Songs". Also wacky commercial spoofs and a musical tribute to composer Johnny Mercer.
- Saturday, March 18, 04:00 pm on ETVHD
- Sunday, March 19, 06:00 pm on SC Channel
- Monday, March 20, 04:00 pm on ETVHD
March 19
Marie Antoinette (The slap)
Transforming from a young Dauphine to the Queen of Style and a true fashion icon, Marie Antoinette must learn the rules and secrets of the Court and attempt to recreate Versailles in her image: free, independent and feminist. But her successes will provoke jealousy and rivalry, and her royal enemies will do everything they can to bring her down.
- Sunday, March 19, 10:00 pm on ETVHD
- Friday, March 24, 11:00 pm on SC Channel
March 20
The Rollin Sisters--Reconstruction Through 1895
During Reconstruction, despite their inability to vote or hold political office, the Rollin Sisters, were among the most influential people in South Carolina politics. Born to an aristocratic free Black family in Charleston, this program examines the sisters' efforts and those of their cohorts, whose dreams were once centerstage before being crushed by the fall of Reconstruction.
- Monday, March 20, 9:00 pm on SC Channel
Ruth Stone's Vast Library of the Female Mind
RUTH STONE'S VAST LIBRARY OF THE FEMALE MIND is an award-winning documentary about the poetry and life of Ruth Stone, who forged her art out of loss and inspired countless others to create from her hilltop home in the Green Mountains of Vermont. Using an intimate approach, the film combines archival footage of Ruth at different times of her life, capturing her reciting poetry and talking about her writing process. The film also intertwines lively and heartfelt observations from her family, and people who knew her well.
- Monday, March 20, 9:00 pm on ETVHD
- Monday, March 27, 2:00 pm on ETV World
Independent Lens: Storming Caesars Palace
Meet activist Ruby Duncan, who led a grassroots movement of mothers who challenged presidents, the Vegas mob, and everyday Americans to fight for a universal basic income and rethink their notions of the "welfare queen."
- Monday, March 20, 10:00 pm on ETVHD
- Saturday, March 25, 11:00 pm on ETV World
March 22
Wild Rivers with Tillie
The Devil's River - An Unexpected Gem In Texas - In southwest Texas, far from cities and people, lies a pristine river: clear spring-fed turquoise water tumbles past rugged ridges and scenic canyons. It's not easy to get there, but it's worth the effort to experience this unique combination of snorkel-worthy pools and swift rapids set in a desert environment. The Devil's River is one of the most pristine and Wild Rivers of the west.
- Wednesday, March 22, 07:00 pm on ETVHD
March 23
Georgia O’Keefe: A Woman on Paper
Artist Georgia O'Keeffe has been called the "Mother of American Modernism," well-known for her flowing, colorful works depicting flowers and plants, dramatic cityscapes and Southwestern landscapes. The half-hour documentary GEORGIA O'KEEFFE: A WOMAN ON PAPER highlights the artist's career while focusing on the little-known story of O'Keeffe's time spent in Columbia, S.C. as an art instructor at Columbia College. While teaching at the college in the fall of 1915 and the spring of 1916, O'Keeffe found her voice with a series of innovative black and white abstract charcoal drawings that represented a radical break with tradition and led her art-and her career-in a new direction. Collectively titled "Specials," the charcoal drawings made O'Keeffe one of the very first American artists to practice pure abstraction, and they would go on to define and establish her career as one of the country's leading artists.
- Thursday, March 23, 09:00 pm on ETVHD
March 25
The Carol Burnett Show: Carol's Favorites
Guest Stars Steve Lawrence, Tim Conway, Steven Warner (The Little Prince). Highlights include: Tim as a man who has the surprise of his life when he visits a woman who is actually a cop on a stakeout; Steve as a blackmailer in "As the Stomach Turns" (also include Tim's old man and Harvey's Mother Marcus); and for the finale, a salute to the music of Lerner and Loewe.
- Saturday, March 25, 04:00 pm on ETVHD
- Sunday, March 26, 06:00 pm on SC Channel
- Monday, March 27, 04:00 pm on ETVHD
March 26
Story of Queen Victoria
A race from Germany to England marks a dramatic beginning to Queen Victoria's life. Her birth at Kensington Palace secures her claim to the throne, but a strict upbringing is designed by her mother and advisor to keep her in line. A remarkable book held at Kensington Palace reveals that the young Victoria had to account several times a day whether she was good or, as she wrote one day, "very, very, very naughty". Fascinating archives and diaries reveal an emboldened 16 year-old queen-to-be who finds the inner strength to stand up for herself, do things her way, and eventually rule alone. It's not all work for the teenage Queen as she finds time between affairs of state to tend to her other passions; eating, dancing and pets. She becomes the focus of royal matchmaking when her cousin Albert pays her a visit that leads to love. Victoria's diaries also shows her naivety as a young queen when she turns Buckingham Palace into a hotbed for scandal with pregnancy accusations against a Lady-in-waiting. The fallout forces the young Victoria to make the decision to propose to Prince Albert and share ruling duties - a decision that would shape the rest of her life.
- Sunday, March 26, 05:00 pm on ETVHD
- Tuesday, March 28, 04:00 pm on ETVHD
Marie Antoinette (Rival Queens)
Transforming from a young Dauphine to the Queen of Style and a true fashion icon, Marie Antoinette must learn the rules and secrets of the Court and attempt to recreate Versailles in her image: free, independent and feminist. But her successes will provoke jealousy and rivalry, and her royal enemies will do everything they can to bring her down.
- Sunday, March 26, 10:00 pm on ETVHD
- Friday, March 31, 11:00 pm on SC Channel
March 27
American Masters: Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming Space
Meet the influential author and key figure of the Harlem Renaissance. Also, an anthropologist, Hurston collected folklore throughout the South and Caribbean - reclaiming, honoring and celebrating Black life on its own terms.
- Monday, March 27, 09:00 pm on ETVHD
March 29
Wild Rivers with Tillie
The Snake River - Fighting for Survival - A rare opportunity to explore the Snake River through the eyes and voices of Native American Leaders from the Tribes that intimately understand the land, the River and the importance of the Salmon. Ride the rapids and float through this dramatic landscape that connects the past to the present - all while having a great time on the river.
- Wednesday, March 29, 07:00 pm on ETVHD
Secrets of the Dead: Lady Sapiens
Incredible scientific investigations from across the globe are helping piece together the untold story of prehistoric women. The latest research separates fact from fiction and sheds new light on our ancient foremothers.
- Wednesday, March 29, 10:00 pm on ETVHD
March 30
Sisterhood: SC Suffragists
These series of programs highlights the efforts of famous South Carolina suffragists, such as the Grimke sisters, the Rollin sisters, and the Pollitzers.
- Thursday, March 30, 08:30 pm on ETVHD
