ia ▁and ▁then ▁in ▁metropol itan ▁France . ▁Jean ▁Sc elles ▁was ▁imprison ed ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Res istance ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁in ▁Al gi ers . ▁He ▁learned ▁about ▁prost itution ▁from ▁a ▁cell mate , ▁a ▁p imp , ▁and ▁he ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁decided ▁to ▁dev ote ▁themselves ▁to ▁def ending ▁human ▁dign ity ▁through ▁public ▁aw aren ess ▁campaign s ▁and ▁pressure ▁on ▁polit icians ▁to ▁suppress ▁tra ff ick ing , ▁while ▁recogn izing ▁that ▁the ▁client ▁was ▁the ▁true ▁cause ▁of ▁prost itution . ▁ ▁Jean ne ▁Sc elles - Mill ie ▁finally ▁moved ▁to ▁France ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 7 . ▁She ▁published ▁several ▁collections ▁of ▁North ▁African ▁folk ▁tales ▁and ▁leg ends . ▁She ▁died ▁in ▁Saint - M aur ice , ▁Val - de - Mar ne , ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁March ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁Jean ▁and ▁Jean ne ▁Sc elles ▁created ▁the ▁F ond ation ▁Sc elles ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁and ▁left ▁it ▁all ▁their ▁property . ▁The ▁foundation , ▁which ▁f ights ▁sexual ▁explo itation , ▁was ▁recognized ▁as ▁a ▁public ▁utility ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁ ▁Writ ings ▁ ▁Sc elles - Mill ie ' s ▁Cont es ▁sah ari ens ▁du ▁Sou f , ▁! 1 9 6 4 ) ▁is ▁a ▁collection ▁of ▁tales ▁by ▁Arab ▁story t ellers ▁from ▁the ▁Kab yl ie ▁on ▁the ▁borders ▁of ▁the ▁Sah ara .