Feb 8th 2025

Betsy Ross Talks to the Renaissance Society

@ The Renaissance Society, Swift Hall

1025 E 58th St, Chicago, IL 60637

Opening Saturday, February 8th, at 3PM

Swift Hall, 3rd Floor Lecture Room
1025 E 58th St.
Free

Betsy Ross is known for sewing the first American flag and aiding in the design of its original thirteen stars and thirteen stripes, following a visit from George Washington to her upholstery shop in Philadelphia. While this meeting took place in 1776, and didn’t leave a paper trail, the story only reached a larger public almost a century later as the country’s centennial drew near. Held up as a patriotic role model and a national icon, her legend has only grown over time. For this afternoon event, Betsy Ross joins us in person.

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