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Bookmark or Share- Biography: Betsy Ross - National Women's History MuseumBetsy Ross. 1752-1836. By Kerri Lee Alexander, NWHM Fellow | 2018-2019. Considered essential to the American Revolution, Betsy Ross is credited with sewing the first United States flag. A symbol of patriotism, Ross is often celebrated as the woman who helped George Washington finish the design.
- Betsy Ross: Biography, Flag Maker, American Revolutionary1752-1836. Who Was Betsy Ross? Betsy Ross, best known for making the first American flag, apprenticed with an upholsterer before irrevocably splitting with her family to marry outside the...
- Betsy Ross - WikipediaElizabeth Griscom Ross (née Griscom; January 1, 1752 – January 30, 1836), also known by her second and third married names, Ashburn and Claypoole, was an American upholsterer who was credited by her relatives in 1870 with making the second official U.S. flag, accordingly known as the Betsy Ross flag.
- Betsy Ross | Biography, Flag, & Facts | BritannicaBetsy Ross, seamstress who, according to family stories, fashioned and helped design the first flag of the United States. Although the story is widely popular, there is no firm support for it. However, it is known that Ross made flags for the navy. Learn more about her life and work.
- Betsy Ross - Museum of the American RevolutionRead the Revolution. Betsy Ross. May 24, 2017. Betsy Ross and the Making of America by Marla R. Miller. Purchase the book from MacMillan. Buy the Book. As the story goes, in 1776 General George Washington visited Betsy Ross at her home to discuss the creation of a flag.
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