# Talk:Mary Young Pickersgill

The 4th paragraph begins with "One hundred and fifty years before American she was very good at women entered the business world Mary Pickersgill was a successful businesswoman and philanthropist, whose efforts made Baltimore a more humane society"....this makes no sense; could the author correct it ? Engr105th (talk) 02:57, 14 January 2008 (UTC)

Regarding the cost of the flag: the Fort McHenry page says $405.90 and this one says 544.74.  So what is it? Fnorth (talk) 22:25, 7 March 2010 (UTC)

the main flag cost a bit over $400; the storm flag cost about $160 or so; see expanded article for details.Sarnold17 (talk) 02:15, 16 June 2012 (UTC)

DYK for poor Mary was just not long enough, and for now the well is dry.Sarnold17 (talk) 20:25, 4 July 2012 (UTC)

On 17 November 2012 an IP editor changed some of the material concerning the painting of Pickersgill making the Star Spangled Banner Flag, created by Mackall.  While the edits made may have been factual, they were not supported with any references.  A date and a location were changed, while the provided reference gives a different date and a different location.  Therefore, I've changed the text back to reflect the source given, and if these particulars are incorrect, then the corrected material should be supplied WITH A REFERENCE.  Apparently the original of the Mackall painting is at the Flag House in Baltimore, while a copy of the painting is kept by the Maryland Historical Society.  I've changed the wording in the article slightly to reflect this distinction.Sarnold17 (talk) 18:36, 22 November 2012 (UTC)

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In the opening paragraph, Grace is described as an "enslaved servant", while in the Fort McHenry Flag section, she is said to be a "free apprentice".  Which was she, free or slave?
77.103.47.218 (talk) 01:41, 31 January 2024 (UTC)

Original sources cited Pickersgill being helped by her daughter Caroline and nieces Eliza and Margaret Young, and some speculate help may have also come from her elderly mother Rebecca Young as well as an indentured servant Grace Wisher contracted (not "enslaved") by Wisher's mother to apprentice with Pickersgill, in addition to others in the area given the size of the project. 164.113.44.69 (talk) 21:13, 1 March 2024 (UTC)