At 102, beloved former park ranger and Bay Area icon Betty Reid Soskin received an honorary degree at a graduation ceremony at Cal State East Bay in Hayward.
Beloved former park ranger and Bay Area icon Betty Reid Soskin was celebrated with an honorary degree at a graduation ceremony at Cal State East Bay in Hayward .On Saturday, the 102-year-old Soskin was in cap and gown and in a wheelchair on stage as she received a degree of Doctor of Humane Letters from the university's College of Letters, Arts and Social Sciences.
She later worked as a file clerk during World War II at the Richmond shipyards in a segregated union hall, the university noted."One of the few Black Americans hired, Ms. Soskin later observed that her office position was akin to attending college, given the options available at that time," Cal State East Bay officials said.At the age of 84, Soskin famously joined the U.S.
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