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Definition of Betsy ross
1. Noun. American seamstress said to have made the first American flag at the request of George Washington (1752-1836).
Generic synonyms: Dressmaker, Modiste, Needlewoman, Seamstress, Sempstress
Lexicographical Neighbors of Betsy Ross
Literary usage of Betsy ross
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Women in American History by Grace Humpherey (1919)
"I CHAPTER III betsy ross 1752-1836 N 1752 the eighth child was born in the Quaker
family of Griscom in Philadelphia, and was named Elizabeth. ..."
2. The American Monthly Magazine by Daughters of the American Revolution (1898)
"betsy ross. ELIZABETH, the seventh daughter of Samuel ... to l)e transferred into
the heroine “betsy ross” and the modest little home into “The birthplace ..."
3. The Pioneer Mothers of America: A Record of the More Notable Women of the by Harry Clinton Green, Mary Wolcott Green (1912)
"... historian of the Revolution—betsy ross, who made the first American flag—Elizabeth
Maxwell Steele—Hannah Arnett, " Hannah the Quakeress "—Anna Warner ..."
4. The Pioneer Mothers of America: A Record of the More Notable Women of the by Harry Clinton Green, Mary Wolcott Green (1912)
"... of patriotic women—Mercy Warren> historian of the Revolution—betsy ross, who
made the first American flag—Elizabeth Maxwell Steele—Hannah Arnett, ..."
5. The Stars and Stripes: A History of the United States Flag by Charles West Stewart (1915)
"betsy ross died at her daughter's home in Philadelphia, January 30, 1836. She was
buried in the cemetery of the Society of Free Quakers on South Fifth ..."
6. The Dramatic Story of Old Glory by Samuel Abbott (1919)
"We are to find out, at once, how one man solves this problem by getting a Stars
and Stripes made by betsy ross at some time in 1776, and thus making the ..."
7. Good Stories for Great Holidays: Arranged for Story-telling and Reading by Francis J Olcott (1914)
"betsy ross was a young widow of twenty-four heroically supporting herself by
continuing the upholstery business of her late husband, young John Ross, ..."
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