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Elizabeth Griscom Ross (née Griscom; [1] January 1, 1752 – January 30, 1836), also known by her second and third married names, Ashburn and Claypoole, [1] was an American upholsterer who was credited by her relatives in 1870 [2] with making the second official U.S. flag, [3] accordingly known as the Betsy Ross flag.
Miller is well known for her work on Betsy Ross which challenges popular narratives about Ross' involvement with the creation of the United States flag. [2] Miller served from 2001 to 2021 as the Director of the Public History Program at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. [1]
Betsy King Ross (March 14, 1921 – October 4, 1989) [1] was an American actress, anthropologist and author. [2] She was born in St Paul, Minnesota. [1] During the 1930s she starred in several Western serial films as a child actress. In 1933 she starred with Johnny Mack Brown and Noah Beery, Jr in the serial Fighting with Kit Carson.
Betsy Ross Made the First U.S. Flag If you were asked who Betsy Ross was, you’d probably say instantly that she made the first American flag. That’s what we all learned in school.
Trailblazing national sports reporter Betsy Ross co-anchored ESPN's SportsCenter in its heyday and interviewed some of the biggest names in sports.. But when you ask her about the interview that ...
Poster for 1917 film Betsy Ross. Betsy Ross (1752–1836) was an upholsterer in Philadelphia who produced uniforms, tents, and flags for Continental forces. Although her manufacturing contributions are documented, a popular story evolved in which Ross was hired by a group of Founding Fathers to make a new U.S. flag.
Betsy Ross (1752–1836) was an American woman who is said to have sewn the first American flag. Betsy Ross may also refer to: Betsy McCaughey Ross (born 1948), lieutenant-governor of the State of New York; Betsy King Ross (1921–1989), American actress, anthropologist and author; Khadijah Farrakhan (born Betsy Ross), wife of Louis Farrakhan
The Brooklyn Bridge: They Said it Couldn't Be Built (1982, 1993) was a National Book Award Finalist for Children's Books, Nonfiction (1983). [5] Betsy Ross: Patriot of Philadelphia (1997) received the Fraunces Tavern Museum Book Award for Juvenile Literature (1998). [6] So You Want to Be President? (2000) received the following accolades: [7]