Betsy Ross
/ˌbetsi ˈrɒs/
/ˌbetsi ˈrɑːs/
- (1752-1836) the Philadelphia woman who, according to tradition, sewed the first US flag in 1776. No evidence for this exists, but she did sew early flags. George Washington designed the first flag, which had a circle of stars.
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