Summer Lecture Series: "Betsy Ross: The Life Behind the Legend"

Marla Miller, author of Betsy Ross and the Making of America, will present an engaging lecture on the life of Betsy Ross. Miller’s research explores the work of women in pre-industrial America. In this talk, Miller will trace Ross’s career as a craftswoman and flag maker, highlighting the many ways her work connected her to the maritime world. Discover the story behind one of the nation’s most misunderstood figures and her deep ties to maritime life.

This program is part of the Mystic Seaport Museum Summer Lecture Series commemorating America 250, featuring discussions on a diverse variety of topics such as women’s roles in the Revolution, local maritime history, and African American Revolutionary patriots. Additionally, on Thursday, July 9, Bill Bleyer presents “Famous Long Island Shipwrecks” and Thursday, August 13, John Mills presents “Stories of Connecticut’s Black Patriots.”