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Ruth E Stromgren 1904 - 1973

Ruth E Stromgren of Portland, Multnomah County, OR was born on December 18, 1904, and died at age 68 years old on January 18, 1973. Ruth Stromgren was buried at Willamette National Cemetery Section R Site 440 11800 Se Mt. Scott Boulevard, in Portland.
Ruth E Stromgren
Portland, Multnomah County, OR 97211
December 18, 1904
January 18, 1973
Female
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  • 12/18
    1904

    Birthday

    December 18, 1904
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  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: PVT Wars/Conflicts: World War I
  • 01/18
    1973

    Death

    January 18, 1973
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    Willamette National Cemetery Section R Site 440 11800 Se Mt. Scott Boulevard, in Portland, Or 97086
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In 1904, in the year that Ruth E Stromgren 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 1919, Ruth was only 15 years old when Indian lawyer Mahatma Gandhi initiated the Satyagraha campaigns, beginning the nonviolent resistance movement against British rule of India. Satyagraha means "holding onto truth" and the campaign for India independence, which was eventually obtained, called for "self-suffering" rather than inflicting suffering (i.e., violence) on others.
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