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Frances Matthews 1904 - 1980

Frances Matthews of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA was born on October 20, 1904, and died at age 75 years old in April 1980.
Frances Matthews
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA 19121
October 20, 1904
April 1980
Female
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    1904

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    October 20, 1904
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  • 04/dd
    1980

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    April 1980
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    Frances Matthews lived 3 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 75.
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In 1904, in the year that Frances Matthews 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 1944, when she was 40 years old, on June 22nd, the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, called the G.I. Bill, was signed into law, pushed through by the veteran's organizations. Benefits provided for veterans to return to school (high school, vocational school, or college), obtain low interest home mortgages and low interest business loans, and (if needed) one year of unemployment insurance. Since most returning vets immediately found work, less than 20% of the unemployment benefits were distributed.
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