The story goes that Betsy suggested using five-pointed stars instead, as they would be easier to cut out. The legend that Ross sewed and perhaps even helped design the first United States' flag has no proof to substantiate it. Canby, and presented to the Historical Society of Pennsylvania in He cited his aunt Clarissa as his source, saying she told him the tale in The trail stops there. Betsy Ross certainly sewed flags for the new United States; she even kept a receipt from the Continental Congress for flags she sewed for the Pennsylvania Navy in As to whether she sewed the first Stars and Stripes , or whether that storied meeting with George Washington ever happened, all we can say for sure is that there is no evidence of it.
Even if she was not the seamstress responsible for the most famous of American cloth, Betsy Ross is a historical figure in her own right. The following is a list of unique, substantiated facts about Betsy Ross. They should give you an idea of who she really was and what her life might have been like during the tumultuous years of the America Revolution. With little evidence for or against the story, the patriotic tale of the hardworking seamstress keeping her family business going in difficult times and supporting the war effort still warms American hearts.
While we may never know if she actually made the first flag of the United States , we do know some important facts about Betsy Ross that may give us an insight into the role of women in Revolutionary America. The Story of the Betsy Ross Flag In the summer of or possibly Betsy Ross, newly widowed, is said to have received a visit from General George Washington regarding a design for a flag for the new nation.
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October Photograph: Library of Congress. Betsey sic Ross. They eventually settled into a home on 4th and Arch streets. Although Betsy is often referred to as a seamstress, she was actually a trained upholsterer. After completing her formal education at a school for Quaker children, Betsy went on to apprentice to John Webster, a talented and popular Philadelphia upholsterer.
She spent several years under Webster, learning to make and repair curtains, bedcovers, tablecloths, rugs, umbrellas and Venetian blinds. While apprenticing to Webster, Betsy met and fell in love with a fellow apprentice named John Ross, an Anglican and son of the former Assistant Rector of Christ Church. Marrying outside of the faith meant Betsy could no longer worship in the Quaker community.
Despite that, the newlyweds prospered. They were married for just over two years when their union was tragically cut short.
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