Betty Reid Soskin, who became a park ranger at 85, dies aged 104

During her time as a ranger Soskin sought to shed light on experiences of women of color during the second world war

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Betty Reid Soskin, who retired in 2022 as the National Park Service’s oldest active ranger at the age of 100, has died.

Soskin’s family announced at the weekend that their beloved relative had died aged 104. She became a park ranger at 85, having always been a pioneer in the workplace.