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Leona Sjolseth 1904 - 1988

Leona Sjolseth of Minneapolis, Hennepin County, MN was born on December 19, 1904, and died at age 83 years old on May 6, 1988.

Leona Sjolseth
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Minneapolis, Hennepin County, MN 55423
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December 19, 1904
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In 1904, in the year that Leona Sjolseth 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, Leona 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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