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1) Betsy Ross
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A narrative portrait concentrating on the childhood of Betsy Ross, from her birth on January 1, 1752, as the eighth of seventeen children, to her Quaker upbringing, to her growing love for sewing and apprenticeship to an upholsterer.
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Born the eighth of seventeen children in Philadelphia, Betsy Ross lived in a time when the American colonies were yearning for independence from British rule. Ross worked as a seamstress and was eager to contribute to the cause, making tents and repairing uniforms when the colonies declared war. By 1779 she was filling cartridges for the Continental Army. Did she sew the first flag? That's up for debate, but "Who Was Betsy Ross?" tells the story of...
3) Betsy Ross
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"Legend says that General George Washington asked Betsy Ross to make the country's first official flag. This is why she is sometimes called the "Mother of America's Flag." Learn more in Betsy Ross, one of the titles in the Folk Heroes series." --
6) Betsy Ross
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Tells the story of the colonial seamstress who, according to legend, stitched the first American flag, after a design by George Washington.
7) Betsy Ross
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Looks at the life of Betsy Ross from her Quaker childhood to her role in the Revolutionary War and her days as an independent businesswoman. Examines the legend of the Betsy Ross Flag and explains the importance of the Betsy Ross legacy in today's society.
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