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Isabel "Belle" Geraldine Washington Powell (May 23, 1908 – May 1, 2007) was a dancer, showgirl, and actress during the Harlem Renaissance. She was the first wife of Adam Clayton Powell Jr., and after their divorce, she went on to work in the Harlem public school system.
Aug 9, 2005 · Biography. Isabel Washington Powell was born in Savannah, Georgia, May 23, 1908, one of five children born to Hattie Washington, a dancer, and Robert T. Washington, a postal worker. At a young age, Powell was sent to a Catholic boarding school run by the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament in Cornwell Heights, Pennsylvania.
In 1944, Powell helped her husband become the first African American elected to the United States Congress from the east coast. In 1945, the Powells’ marriage ended in divorce. Powell went on to serve as a teacher’s aide in New York’s Harlem community public schools for over thirty years.
May 3, 2007 · Isabel Washington Powell, a vibrant and familiar figure in the Oak Bluffs African American summer colony that traces its origins to the early twentieth century, died Tuesday at her home in Harlem, N.Y. She was 98.
Isabel Washington Powell (1908-2007) was an actress, teacher, and the first wife of Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Born in Savannah, Georgia, she moved to New York City after finishing school and became a dancer, showgirl, and actress, appearing on Broadway and in the 1929 film St. Louis Blues.
Jun 3, 2014 · In this all-black cast short, legendary blues singer Bessie Smith finds her gambler lover Jimmy (played by Jimmy Mordecai) messin’ with a pretty, younger woman (Isabel Washington); he leaves and she sings the blues, with chorus (Hall Johnson Choir) and dancers.
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Isabel Washington Powell was a singer, actress, and later a teacher and social service family worker for the New York City Public School system. She gave up her stage career after meeting Rev. Adam Clayton Powell Jr, to whom she was married from 1933-1945.
