[2] In 1944, she and her family left Latvia and spent the next seven years in Displaced Persons camps in the British Zone, Germany.

[2] In 1951, she and her family immigrated to the United States, living in Concord, New Hampshire.

Paegle worked for the Connecticut Department of Social Services until she retired in 1997.

[2] She joined the People's Party in Latvia and began to run in Parliamentary elections.

[2] She joined the People's Party in Latvia and began to run in Parliamentary elections.