Global Update Preview: Odile de Vasselot, Teenage Aristocrat in the French Resistance, Dies at 103
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May 1, 2025, 2:08 p.m. Eastern time

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Odile de Vasselot, Teenage Aristocrat in the French Resistance, Dies at 103

During World War II, she deceived her watchful mother so she could take part in dangerous missions. Later, she founded a girls’ school in Ivory Coast.

Places mentioned: West Africa

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Places mentioned: India

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Places mentioned: Japan

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Places mentioned: India

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Places mentioned: Japan

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Places mentioned: Mexico

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