Margaretet Steiff

A strong-willed woman.
Her journey from the “little elephant” to a worldwide group of companies.
Margarete Steiff (1847–1909), who contracted polio as a small child and suffered severe life-long disablement, overcame many obstacles to find her place in life. When she offered the first home-made stuffed toy animals such as the “Elefäntle” (little elephant) in her felt-clothing business in 1880, she also laid the foundation stone for a global group of companies which has remained successful to the present day.