Broad Stripes, Bright Stars and White Lies
Betsy Ross sewed the first American flag.\xa0At least, that's\xa0what we were taught in school. But\xa0when\xa0historians\xa0go searching\u2026 there\u2019s no proof to be found.\xa0In this episode of Sidedoor, we unravel this vexillological tale tall to find out how this myth got started,\xa0and who Betsy Ross\xa0really\xa0was.
\n\nGuests:
\n\nJennifer Locke Jones, political and military history curator at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History
\n\nTwitter:\xa0@jonesjl_si
\n\nMarc Leepson, journalist, historian and author of the book Flag: An American Biography
\n\n@MarcLeepson
\n\n\n\nBook link:\xa0https://www.amazon.com/Flag-American-Biography-Marc-Leepson/dp/0312323093
\n\nMarla R. Miller, historian and author of Betsy Ross and the Making of America
\n\nTwitter:\xa0@MarlaAtLarge
\n\nBook link:\xa0https://www.amazon.com/Betsy-Making-America-Marla-Miller/dp/0805082972