Welcome to the Betsy Ross House

Betsy Ross became one of the most famous women in American history for her role in the creation of the Stars and Stripes during the Revolutionary War and as the legendary maker of the first American flag. Her life was marked by hardship: her family and fellow Quakers shunned her when she married a man of a different faith, and she was widowed three times, twice by the age of thirty. Despite these misfortunes, she prevailed as a successful entrepreneur, running her own business at a time when women were not given the same opportunities as men.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · United States