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Creating the flag for a new nation is just one chapter in the life of Betsy Ross.
Heavens to Betsy: Selling an American Icon
Learn how an idealized version of Betsy Ross has sprung from American culture through this kitsch despite there being no surviving image of Ross herself.
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Did She or Didn’t She?
There has been some debate about whether Betsy did or didn’t sew those first Stars and Stripes. So let’s take a look at what we really know.
![A History Maker portraying Betsy Ross poses with an early version of the US flag](https://historicphiladelphia.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Betsy-Ross-Flag-Pose-Story-Small.webp)
![A Storyteller entertains guests at one of the storytelling benches along a stop of the Once Upon A Nation tours](https://historicphiladelphia.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/OUAN-Storyteller-Bench-1024x1024.webp)
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