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September 23, 2021

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La guardabosques más longeva de EU tiene cien años y aún trabaja

September 23, 2021

Betty Reid Soskin ha acumulado muchos logros a lo largo de su vida: ha publicado libros, escrito canciones por los derechos civiles y emprendido negocios. El más reciente, es el de la guardabosques activa más longeva de los Estados Unidos, según el Servicio de Parques Nacionales. Crédito: National Park Service
EL SOBRANTE, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 22: Betty Reid Soskin, (C) the oldest full-time National Park Service ranger in the United States, uses large scissors to cut a ribbon during a renaming ceremony for the newly named Betty Reid Soskin Middle School on September 22, 2021 in El Sobrante, California. Soskin had the school renamed after her on her 100th birthday. She currently works at the Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historical Park where she leads tours, speaks to groups and answers questions about living and working in the area during the World War Two. Soskin worked as a clerk for the Boilermakers A-36 in Richmond, California during the war. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Este 22 de septiembre cumplió 100 años y eso no le ha impedido seguir trabajando. Actualmente labora como guardabosques en el Parque Nacional Rosie the Riveter/WWII Home Front de la ciudad de Richmond, al este de la Bahía de San Francisco. Crédito: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
EL SOBRANTE, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 22: Betty Reid Soskin, the oldest full-time National Park Service ranger in the United States, sits in front of a sign during a ceremony for the newly renamed Betty Reid Soskin Middle School on September 22, 2021 in El Sobrante, California. Soskin had the school renamed after her on her 100th birthday. She currently works at the Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historical Park where she leads tours, speaks to groups and answers questions about living and working in the area during World War Two. Soskin worked as a clerk for the Boilermakers A-36 in Richmond, California during the war. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Para honrarla, las autoridades escolares de West Contra Costa decidieron que una escuela secundaria en El Sobrante llevara su nombre y fue inaugurada justo en el día de su cumpleaños. Crédito: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
EL SOBRANTE, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 22: Betty Reid Soskin, the oldest full-time National Park Service ranger in the United States, looks at a birthday cake during a ceremony for the newly renamed Betty Reid Soskin Middle School on September 22, 2021 in El Sobrante, California. Soskin had the school renamed after her on her 100th birthday. She currently works at the Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historical Park where she leads tours, speaks to groups and answers questions about living and working in the area during World War Two. Soskin worked as a clerk for the Boilermakers A-36 in Richmond, California during the war. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Durante la ceremonia de inauguración, Soskin, cuya tatarabuela nació siendo esclava en 1846m dijo que no fue sino hasta hace poco que comenzó a sentir merecedora de todos los honores que ha recibido. “Viviré el resto de mi vida sintiendo que me los merezco”, dijo. Crédito: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
EL SOBRANTE, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 22: Betty Reid Soskin, the oldest full-time National Park Service ranger in the United States, poses for photos in front of a sign at the newly renamed Betty Reid Soskin Middle School on September 22, 2021 in El Sobrante, California. Soskin had the school renamed after her on her 100th birthday. She currently works at the Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historical Park where she leads tours, speaks to groups and answers questions about living and working in the area during the World War Two. Soskin worked as a clerk for the Boilermakers A-36 in Richmond, California during the war. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
El 1995, Soskin fue nombrada como “Mujer del Año” por la Legislatura estatal de California, y en 2005, recibió el honor de ser incluida en la lista de las 10 mujeres “constructoras de comunidades y sueños” más sobresalientes en todo Estados Unidos que publica el Proyecto Nacional para la Historia de las Mujeres. Crédito: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
EL SOBRANTE, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 22: A t-shirt and happy birthday cards sit on a table for Betty Reid Soskin, the oldest full-time National Park Service ranger in the United States, during a ceremony for the newly renamed Betty Reid Soskin Middle School on September 22, 2021 in El Sobrante, California. Soskin had the school renamed after her on her 100th birthday. She currently works at the Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historical Park where she leads tours, speaks to groups and answers questions about living and working in the area during World War Two. Soskin worked as a clerk for the Boilermakers A-36 in Richmond, California during the war. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Muchos considerar a Soskin como un libro de historia viviente. A lo largo de su vida, Estados Unidos ha tenido 17 presidentes, pero para ella, uno sobresale por encima de todos: Barack Obama, a quien tuvo el honor de presentar en 2015 durante la tradicional ceremonia de encender el árbol navideño en la Casa Blanca. Crédito: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
RICHMOND, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 21: Betty Reid Soskin, the oldest full-time National Park Service ranger in the United States, poses for a portrait in her home a day before her 100th birthday on September 21, 2021 in Richmond, California. On her 100th birthday, Soskin had a middle school in El Sobrante, California named after her. She currently works at the Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historical Park where she leads tours, speaks to groups and answers questions about living and working in the area during World War Two. Soskin worked as a clerk for the Boilermakers A-36 in Richmond, California during the war. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
“Que a una escuela le pongan mi nombre signigica mucho más de lo que nunca pensé porque quiere decir que muchos niños saldrán al mundo sabiendo quién fui y todo lo que hice aquí. Tal vez hará alguna diferencia”, dijo Soskin a medios locales en la ceremonia. Crédito: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
EL SOBRANTE, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 22: Teachers wear matching t-shirts during a ceremony for the newly renamed Betty Reid Soskin Middle School on September 22, 2021 in El Sobrante, California. Soskin had the school renamed after her on her 100th birthday. She currently works at the Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historical Park where she leads tours, speaks to groups and answers questions about living and working in the area during World War Two. Soskin worked as a clerk for the Boilermakers A-36 in Richmond, California during the war. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Durante la inauguración de la secundario Betty Reid Soskin, los profesores llevaron camisetas con su nombre. El colegio se llamaba Misionarios Españoles Franciscanos, pero el distrito escolar aprobó una medida para renombrarla. Crédito: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
EL SOBRANTE, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 22: A pedestrian walks by a new sign that is displayed during a ceremony for the newly renamed Betty Reid Soskin Middle School on September 22, 2021 in El Sobrante, California. Soskin had the school renamed after her on her 100th birthday. She currently works at the Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historical Park where she leads tours, speaks to groups and answers questions about living and working in the area during World War Two. Soskin worked as a clerk for the Boilermakers A-36 in Richmond, California during the war. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Soskin creció en Oakland, al este de la Bahía, donde asistió a la preparatoria Castlemont. Crédito: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
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