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Isabel Pell, American socialite, fought as part of the French Resistance during WWII (died 1951)
Isabel Townsend Pell was an American socialite and member of the French Resistance during World War II. She was subsequently decorated with the Legion of Honour. Sargent said that Isabell was "handsome, wonderfully handsome". Pell became an attaché of the Civil Affair Task Force of the US Army and liaised between the French and the Americans.
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Isabel Pell was born in 1900. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.
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| Measure | 1900 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Average income | $438 | $67,500 |
| Postage stamp | $0.02 | $0.73 |
| Population | 76.2M | 341 million |
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