At age 85, Betty Reid Soskin began her career with the National Park Service at the Rosie the Riveter WWII Home Front National Historical Park in Richmond, California, becoming the oldest full-time ranger in U.S. history and retiring aged­100 after decades of sharing stories of women, civil-rights and wartime contributions.
(c) John Ott Jr
(c) John Ott Jr

Una nueva carrera a los 85, una huella vital para siempre: Betty Reid Soskin

THE GUARDIAN

Con 85 años, Betty Reid Soskin empezó su labor en el National Park Service en el Rosie the Riveter WWII Home Front National Historical Park en Richmond, California, convirtiéndose en la guardabosques a jornada completa de mayor edad en EE. UU. y se jubiló a los 100 años tras décadas compartiendo las historias de mujeres, derechos civiles y la guerra.

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