Sosaan: A woman in a poofe dress sews the flag that inspired francis conkeit rit to write the song we all know, the star spangled banner. 99 % invisible was produced and edited this e by lizzie peabody, james morrison and jason de leon. You can find side door by visiting the smithsonian site at s i dot e d u or wherever you're listening to this poncast.
Betsy Ross sewed the first American flag. At least, that's what we were taught in school. But when historians go searching…there’s no proof to be found. In this collaboration with the podcast Sidedoor, we unravel this vexillological tall tale to find out how this myth got started, and who Betsy Ross really was.
Plus we talk about the real flag that inspired the song, The Star Spangled Banner.
Flag Days: Unfolding a Moment