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betsy ross
She outlived 3 husbands, was kicked out of the Society of Friends & we have our doubts about the flag
Trivia about betsy ross
You can visit the house on Arch Street where she's said to have made the first American flag
Joe's Flag Day special is a brandy & port cocktail named for this seamstress
It's been said that in 1776 she put 5-pointed stars on the U.S. flag because they were easier to cut
George Ross, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, was this seamstress' uncle by marriage
In the 1770s she lived on Arch Street in Philly, where she & husband John ran an upholstery business
Even as a young girl in Philadelphia, this future flagmaker showed a talent for fine needlework
After her husband was killed in 1776, she added flag making to her upholstery business
In 1870 William J. Canby claimed this woman, his grandmother, made the first U.S. flag; few now support his claim
This famous 18th century seamstress was a flagmaker for the Pennsylvania navy
It's said that she suggested 5-point stars for the U.S. flag because they could be cut with a single snip of the scissors
If this woman "was alive and sewing American flags today, she'd be a 13-year-old Laotian boy"
If you can't visit her home at 239 Arch Street in Philadelphia, take a virtual tour of it on the web
Widowed & living with one of her daughters, this seamstress passed away in Pennsylvania January 30
1952:A famous seamstress & flagmaker
This woman's patriotism is legendary
Born in 1752, she was trained as an upholsterer & could make & repair curtains, bedcovers, rugs & even umbrellas
In 1776 she took over the family upholstering business; she also made flags for the Navy of Pennsylvania