Funnily enough I was thinking about her third husband.Spartaculous wrote: ↑Thu Apr 04, 2024 1:10 pmBeat me to it! I just found Scottish nobility in her first husband's ancestry.
I think I probably would have said "no" or maybe "pass" since there are probably a lot of people out there who think she invented the US flag.Spartaculous wrote: ↑Thu Apr 04, 2024 1:15 pmAnother good pick by the QM.
Out of curiosity, obviously she is famous for politics/government; how would you have answered a straight-up "famous for inventing something" question?
However, I listened to a podcast episode that has some interesting information about Betsy Ross and the US flag, and makes a (tenuous, but plausible) case that she may have decided to give the US flag five-pointed rather than six-pointed stars, thereby popularizing that kind of star on heraldry around the world.
https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/flag-days-unfolding-a-moment/