T5661-A Needle for Liberty - Betsy Ross

“A Needle for Liberty.”
She never signed the Declaration, but her hands helped stitch the nation into being. Betsy Ross, a Philadelphia upholsterer and widow, is remembered in legend and lore as the woman who sewed the first American flag. Whether by commission of George Washington or by her own patriotic initiative, what’s clear is this: Ross was part of a silent army of women who fueled the Revolution not with muskets, but with needles, thread, and sheer resolve. She lost her husband to war, her comfort to conflict, and her security to chaos—but never her heart. When Washington showed her a sketch with six-pointed stars, she suggested five. It was faster to cut and just as bold. Thirteen stars, thirteen stripes—stitched not just into fabric, but into memory. Flags back then were tools, not symbols. Hers became both. Let every wave of the banner remind you: even the smallest hands can hold together a nation when guided by purpose and courage.

Categories: American History