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The Federal Ledger

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Portrait of Betsy Ross
Pennsylvania
Betsy Ross
The Flagmaker

Betsy Ross

1752–1836Pennsylvania
Upholsterer, Philadelphia

Most Important Quote

I can make a five-pointed star with one snip.
Betsy Ross

Biography

Philadelphia upholsterer credited by family tradition with sewing the first Stars and Stripes for Washington's committee.

Stances

Quaker patriot. Sustained the cause through her trade.

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