Her pioneering work on solar heat and solar energy would change science forever - but it was her passionate dedication to people that made her a true visionary. Meet the remarkable Maria Telkes, subject of the amazing American Experience documentary THE SUN QUEEN.
Olivia interviews Writer/Producer Gene Tempest and Director Amanda Pollack.
Music featured in this episode provided by Amanda Setlik Wilson, The Mini Vandals, Esther Abrami, I Think I Can Help You, and Joel Cummins.
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THE DISAPPEARING WOMAN Adelaide Herrmann
THE MUSICIAN Mary Lou Williams
THE PHILOSOPHER Margaret Cavendish
THE UNSINKABLE Margaret “Molly” Brown
THE PRINCESS Te Puea Herangi
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THE SINNER Pearl DeVere
THE SAINT Margaret Clitherow
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