Before joining the NPS, Soskin was part of the planning effort to bring the Rosie the Riveter National Historical Park to Richmond and worked to help uncover untold stories of African Americans on the home front during WWII.
Betty Reid Soskin, an author, social justice activist and, at age 100, the oldest active ranger in the National Park Service , retired Thursday after a final year that celebrated her career at Richmond's Rosie the Riveter WWII Home Front National Historic Park,Soskin spent her last day on the job providing an interpretive program to the public and visiting with coworkers at Rosie the Riveter park, named after the iconic campaign during World War II in which millions of women entered the...
"Betty has made a profound impact on the National Park Service and the way we carry out our mission," said NPS Director Chuck Sams in a statement."I am grateful for her lifelong dedication to sharing her story and wish her all the best in retirement. Her efforts remind us that we must seek out and give space for all perspectives so that we can tell a more full and inclusive history of our nation.
Before joining the NPS at age 84, Soskin was part of the planning effort to bring the Rosie the Riveter National Historical Park to Richmond. She also worked to help uncover untold stories of African Americans on the home front during WWII. "Being a primary source in the sharing of that history – my history – and giving shape to a new national park has been exciting and fulfilling," said Soskin."It has proven to bring meaning to my final years."
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