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Betsy Ross

Character Information

Gender:	Female ♀
Status:	Deceased
Hair:	Brown
Occupation:	Seamstress
First appearance:	"Lisa the Iconoclast"
Voiced by:	Tress MacNeille

Betsy Ross is widely credited to have sewn the first flag of the United States of America.

History

When George Washington was fighting with pirate Hans Sprungfeld, she came in with the flag. Washington didn't pay for the flag, as she only got the white stars he wanted and couldn't find any red hearts, yellow moons or green clovers.^[1]

When Luann Van Houten was photographed for the calendar, she was dressed as Betsy Ross.^[2]

Appearances

Episode – "Lisa the Iconoclast"
Episode – "The Devil Wears Nada" (costume)
Episode – "The Caper Chase" (mentioned)

References

↑ "Lisa the Iconoclast"
↑ "The Devil Wears Nada"

External links

Betsy Ross at Wikipedia

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[1] "Lisa the Iconoclast"

[2] "The Devil Wears Nada"

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