Louis, created the 6.5-foot-tall sculptures as a nod, she says, to family and different cultures, and as a way to honor people's rich legacy.

This story is the second of three about the building housing the Griffin Museum of Science and Industry in Jackson Park.

For every Clarice Cliff or Susie Cooper, there were hundreds of women whose names we don’t recognise but whose skill and labour made this city what it is' ...