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As Women's History month ends . . .
Don't miss the second link, a more in depth bio, and a 55 minute video of the delightful 100 year old Betty Reid Soskin speaking of WWII times and places. In the video she does the orientation for "Rosie the Riveter/WWII Home Front National Historical Park Visitor Education Center", which includes introducing a 17 minute film "Home Front Heros", about that time in that location - history that she lived. Then she speaks in context of living those years for the rest of the video. She is truly delightful, moreso because of her age which clearly does not fit her into any convenient age stereotype.<smile>
https://www.nps.gov/rori/learn/historyculture/betty-reid-soskin.htm
Don't miss the second link, a more in depth bio, and a 55 minute video of the delightful 100 year old Betty Reid Soskin speaking of WWII times and places. In the video she does the orientation for "Rosie the Riveter/WWII Home Front National Historical Park Visitor Education Center", which includes introducing a 17 minute film "Home Front Heros", about that time in that location - history that she lived. Then she speaks in context of living those years for the rest of the video. She is truly delightful, moreso because of her age which clearly does not fit her into any convenient age stereotype.<smile>
https://www.nps.gov/rori/learn/historyculture/betty-reid-soskin.htm
100 year-old National Park Service Ranger Betty Reid Soskin retires after remarkable career -...
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My mother was a Rosie the Riveter during WW2. She drove a forklift and operated an overhead crane for civil service in San Francisco loading naval vessels. she passed at the age of 91. I miss her still.
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SGT Mary G.
TSgt George Rodriguez That's awesome. I hope you were able to get her to talk to you about those years.
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TSgt George Rodriguez
SGT Mary G. - Yes and I have pictures of her driving a forklift. My dad was her supervisor and thats how they met. He passed at the age of 94 back in 97.
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SGT Mary G.
Uh huh PO2 Marco Monsalve, she sure is. I know folks half her age who are not as comfortable in their own skin, nor as mentally sharp as she is!
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"RICHMOND, Calif. - Betty Reid Soskin, the oldest active National Park Service ranger, retired Thursday following more than 15 years sharing stories of her life and those of other working women during World War II at Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historic Park in Richmond.
Soskin, who turned 100 years old in September, provided an interpretive program to park visitors Thursday and visited with co-workers. A public celebration for her is scheduled for April 16.
Soskin's work as a ranger has influenced the way the park service across the U.S. conveys history.
"To be a part of helping to mark the place where that dramatic trajectory of my own life, combined with others of my generation, will influence the future by the footprints we've left behind has been incredible," Soskin said in a statement.
Soskin worked as a file clerk in a segregated Union hall during World War II. Later, she and her husband Mel Reid founded a record store called Reid's Records, which closed in 2019.
Soskin became a permanent National Park Service employee in 2011. Since then, she has led public programs and recounted her memories and thoughts at the park visitor center.
"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. "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."...
Soskin, who turned 100 years old in September, provided an interpretive program to park visitors Thursday and visited with co-workers. A public celebration for her is scheduled for April 16.
Soskin's work as a ranger has influenced the way the park service across the U.S. conveys history.
"To be a part of helping to mark the place where that dramatic trajectory of my own life, combined with others of my generation, will influence the future by the footprints we've left behind has been incredible," Soskin said in a statement.
Soskin worked as a file clerk in a segregated Union hall during World War II. Later, she and her husband Mel Reid founded a record store called Reid's Records, which closed in 2019.
Soskin became a permanent National Park Service employee in 2011. Since then, she has led public programs and recounted her memories and thoughts at the park visitor center.
"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. "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."...
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