Mary Pickersgill
Baltimore flagmaker who sewed the Fort McHenry garrison flag
Mary Pickersgill (Baltimore flagmaker who sewed the Fort McHenry garrison flag) is discussed on podcasts in TMT.
Discussed in
677. USA: The Star-Spangled Banner (Part 1)The Rest Is History · Jun 7, 2026 · 1 h 11 min
Dominic Sandbrook and Tom Holland trace the Star-Spangled Banner from the 1814 bombardment of Fort McHenry to its adoption as anthem and the controversy over slavery.