She began working with the National Park Service at 84 to reveal ‘untold stories’ of Black people’s efforts during the second world war
Highlights
- Betty Reid Soskin worked at the Rosie the Riveter/WWII Home Front national historical park in Richmond, California.
- She was a file clerk in a segregated Union hall in the San Francisco Bay area during the conflict.
- Her efforts at the park – and her 100th birthday last fall – have captivated the public and received coverage from numerous media outlets, including a profile in the New York Times and a portrait taken by Annie Leibovitz.
- She began working with the parks service at age 84 to reveal ‘untold stories’ of Black people’s efforts in the US during the second world war.