Betsy Ross

Betsy Ross (January 1, 1752 – January 30, 1836) is widely known as making the first American flag.Gene Langley, "The legend and truth of Betsy Ross" The Christian Science Monitor 94.141 (6/14/2002): 22.Lucinda Snyder Whitehurst, "Review of The Life and Times of Betsy Ross and The Life and Times of Nathan Hale," School Library Journal 53.7 (Jul 2007).  There is, however, no evidence that the story is true.Marc Leepson, "Five myths about the American flag", The Washington Post, June 12, 2011, p. B2.

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Other websites

Flag: An American Biography website 
Betsy Ross Homepage from ushistory.org

Category:1752 births
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Category:People from Philadelphia