Description

We decided to wrap up Season 1 with a historical profile on Betsy Ross! Join Meg and Ray as they explore her history in Philadelphia, her career as an upholsterer/seamstress, and her contributions to the American Revolution. There's also some jawn at the end. 

Show Notes: 

• https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/betsy-ross
  
  
• “Betsy Ross and the Making of America” by Marla R. Miler
  
  
• https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/five-myths-about-the-american-flag/2011/06/08/AG3ZSkOH_story.html
  
  
• https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/five-myths-about-the-american-flag/2011/06/08/AG3ZSkOH_story.html
  
  
• https://www.phillymag.com/news/2016/06/14/first-flag-day-betsy-ross/
  
  
• https://www.ushistory.org/betsy/flaglife.html
  
  
• http://historicphiladelphia.org/betsy-ross-house/what-to-see/
  
  
• https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-stuff-you-should-know-26940277/episode/the-legend-of-betsy-ross-30460525/
  
  
• https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2004669130/
  
  
• https://mycitypaper.com/news/score-one-for-betsy-ross-supporters/
  
  
• https://www.teachinghistory.org/history-content/ask-a-historian/23852
  
  
• https://www.christchurchphila.org/history/
  
  
• http://www.parkwaymuseumsdistrictphiladelphia.org/About-the-Parkway/FAQs/25/
  
  
• http://www.parkwaymuseumsdistrictphiladelphia.org/SiteData/docs/bfpflagpla/a17354eed191874c/bfpflagplan.pdf
  
  
• https://strangeremains.com/2016/06/30/rediscovering-betsy-ross-bones/