USNPS's oldest park ranger, 100-year-old Betty Reid Soskin, retires

WASHINGTON – Betty Reid Soskin, the National Park Service’s (NPS) oldest active ranger, retired today after a decade and a half of sharing her personal experiences and the efforts of women from diverse backgrounds who worked on the World War II Home Front.

Soskin, who celebrated her 100th birthday in September 2021, spent her last day providing an interpretive program to the public and visiting with coworkers at Rosie the Riveter/WWII Home Front National Historical Park.

https://www.nps.gov/orgs/1207/soskin-retires-2022.htm

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