The teddy bear emerged out of a presidency. In November 1902, President Theodore Roosevelt was on a bear hunting excursion in Mississippi at the invitation of its governor, Andrew Longino. Roosevelt, ...

The cartoon was drawn by artist ... bears would destroy the maternal instincts in little girls," said the Smithsonian. In 1963, for the Teddy bear's 60th birthday, Benjamin Michtom — the son ...

People across the country were delighted by both the event and the cartoon, and this prompted several toy makers to begin manufacturing stuffed toy bears named for the president. The "teddy bear ...

The cartoon was such a hit that Berryman ... if not precisely his motive. “The teddy bear is not good for little girls,” she said. “The bear is keeping the children from the pleasure of ...