Learn how Betty Reid Soskin understood that simply being seen—as an elderly Black woman in a ranger’s uniform—challenged assumptions about who belongs in American institutions. Representation isn’t symbolic; it’s transformative.

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1. Betty Reid Soskin [Wikipedia]

2. National Park Service [Wikipedia]

3. What life feels like at 101 [YouTube]

4. Sign My Name to Freedom: A Memoir of a Pioneering Life [Amazon]

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