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Bessie Hemsath 1904 - 1993

Bessie Hemsath of Evansdale, Black Hawk County, IA was born on July 12, 1904, and died at age 88 years old in March 1993.
Bessie Hemsath
Evansdale, Black Hawk County, IA 50707
July 12, 1904
March 1993
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  • 07/12
    1904

    Birthday

    July 12, 1904
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  • 03/dd
    1993

    Death

    March 1993
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Bessie Hemsath lived 15 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 88.
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In 1904, in the year that Bessie Hemsath was born, the "Teddy's Bear" was first produced. After seeing a political cartoon of President Teddy Roosevelt refusing to kill a clubbed and tied up bear, Jewish Russian immigrant Morris Michtom - who owned a candy shop and sold stuffed animals that he and his wife made at night at the store - made a "Teddy's Bear" and put it in his shop's window. The stuffed bears were an immediate success and Michtom and his wife went on to found the Ideal Novelty and Toy Co.
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In 1935, at the age of 31 years old, Bessie was alive when on August 14, the Social Security Act was signed into law. The purpose was to "provide federal assistance to those unable to work". The law established the Social Security Administration whose primary focus was to "provide aid for the elderly, the unemployed, and children". The Act survived many Supreme Court challenges and the Administration continues until today.
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