Have you ever wondered who actually designed the first American Flag?
In 1870, Betsy Ross's daughter, Rachel Fletcher showed her Mother a drawing from a brainstorming session by the Flag Committee. She had some critiques...she felt the flag should be one third longer than its width, that the stars should be either in lines or in a circle, or a star. The stars were six-pointed in the drawing and she believed they should be five-pointed. So Rachel was the designer of the first American Flag--Betsy sewed it into existence.
In 1870, Betsy Ross's daughter, Rachel Fletcher showed her Mother a drawing from a brainstorming session by the Flag Committee. She had some critiques...she felt the flag should be one third longer than its width, that the stars should be either in lines or in a circle, or a star. The stars were six-pointed in the drawing and she believed they should be five-pointed. So Rachel was the designer of the first American Flag--Betsy sewed it into existence.
It is interesting to note it was usual in that day for upholsterers to be flag makers. Betsy Ross attended the same church as George Washington and prayed in the pew next to him. She had sewn buttons for him in the past and was a niece of George Ross. So it is not exceptional the members of the Flag Committee formed by the Continental Congress would call upon Betsy Ross to make the flag.
There is a LOT more history behind the making of the American Flag--suffice it to say, Betsy Ross was an extraordinary woman, as was her daughter Rachel! Happy Fourth of July!
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