Her story is unique and a good tradition for our nation. She was a Philadelphia Quaker. According to he story in June 1776, George Washington, George Ross, and Robert Morris called on Betsy Ross and told her that they, as a Committee of Congress, wanted her to make for the an American flag according to a sketch they had. She told them that she would try. After the Flag was completed, the Committee submitted it to Congress and it was unanimously adopted, thereby giving Betsy Ross the honor of having made the first American Flag.
Historians argue over whether she actually made the first flag without evidence. The story is based on family stories. There are no records in the Congress about who created the first flag. No correspondence, diaries of the time, public or private, have ever been published. But the story of Betsy Ross and the first flag satisfies a need which is fine.
Reference:
1. American Patriots Handbook, 1993, McNally.
