148 Betsy Ross

Ben Franklin's World

Liz Covart

Earlyrepublic, History, Benfranklin, Society & Culture, Warforindependence, Earlyamericanrepublic, Earlyamericanhistory, Education, Colonialamerica, Americanrevolution, Ushistory, Benjaminfranklin

4.6 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 22 August 2017

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

How did everyday men and women experience life in the colonial America?

How did the American Revolution transform their work and personal lives?

Marla Miller, a professor of history at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst and the author of Betsy Ross and the Making of America, guides us through the life of Betsy Ross with an aim to help us answer these questions.

Show Notes: https://www.benfranklinsworld.com/148

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0:00.0	Support for Ben Franklin's world comes from the
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0:06.9	vast early America and publishers of the Octo. The Octo is a rotating collection of
0:12.1	eight different blogs that explore different topics about early American history.
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0:30.7	a roundtable discussion about how children's literature and young adult fiction depicts the history of early America.
0:37.0	The Omaha Hundro Institute seeks to create wide awareness about early American history and all the different ways that scholars are making well research
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0:46.8	Curating the Octo's collection of blogs is really just one way that they're doing this.
0:51.3	Bookmark Ben Franklin's World.com
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1:04.0	Welcome to Ben Franklin's world. Podcast about Early American History with Liz Covert.
1:08.0	The study of history is key to understanding who we are and how we can affect the better future.
1:14.3	Van Franklin's world will introduce you to historical people and events that have impacted
1:18.8	and shaped our present day world.
1:21.3	And now here's your host, Liz Koval.
1:24.0	Hello and welcome to episode 148 of Ben Franklin's world.
1:29.0	The podcast dedicated to helping you learn more about how the people and events of our early American
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