Here you can see a
drawing of Mrs. Margarete Steiff,
1847 - 1909, with some of her handmade
Teddy bears. A really great talented and pru-
dent woman, stricken with poliomyelitis at the age
of two years and for the rest of her life dependent on
her wheelchair. Well, she succeeded as one of the first
emancipated women of the 19th Century in managing
her life in an exemplary manner! Recognized as very
warmhearted and fond of children, she founded the
company, named after her, for the production of
child-secure, artistically valuable toys, as felt
animals, dolls and plush bears (see some
of them in BOOK III: "Little Bear-
Dictionary"). Copyright
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