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Ruth Askew 1904 - 1966

Ruth Askew of Evanston, Cook County, Illinois was born on July 4, 1904, and died at age 61 years old in April 1966.
Ruth Askew
Evanston, Cook County, Illinois 60202
July 4, 1904
April 1966
Female
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Ruth Askew's History: 1904 - 1966

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    1904

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    July 4, 1904
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  • 04/dd
    1966

    Death

    April 1966
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    Ruth Askew lived 10 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 61.
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In 1904, in the year that Ruth Askew 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 1923, she was 19 years old when Harlem's Cotton Club opened in New York City. Owned by a bootlegger and gangster, it was a 700 seat speakeasy that catered to a "white only" clientele. But most of the entertainers were African-American and featured some of the best entertainers of the time such as Lena Horne, the Nicholas Brothers, Ethel Waters, and Cab Calloway.
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