In which John discusses the extraordinary life of Margarete Steiff and the invention of stuffed animals.
I first learned about Margarete Steiff while researching the (genuinely astonishing) history of teddy bears; you can listen to my essay on them here: https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/...

History is both a story of individual people making choices, and a story of systems interacting, and stuffed animals are for me a way into glimpsing some of the complex interplays that create historical change.

Special thanks to my son Henry for suggesting this video idea!

Also thanks to Rosianna for help with images.

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