Betsy Ross

Betsy Ross And Her Flag

Name: Elizabeth Ross

Nickname: Betsy

Date of Birth: Janurary 1, 1752

Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylavania

Date of Death: 1836

Lifetime Accomplishments:

She was a upholsterer and a seamstress. She had seven daughters. They believed that she sewed the first American flag. She was married three different times. She owned an upholstery business.

Success Traits:

She had a positive attitude.
She was attentive.
She was very persistent.

She had a positive attitude because even though her husbands died she had to live her life by raising her children and running her company. She had to focus on sewing the American flag when the war was going on. She had to be persistent when her husband died and she had to run their business.