Frances Glessner Lee, a woman with a fortune, was also a woman with a mission--to convince law enforcement and others involved in the justice system to take forensic science seriously. She decided to use popular culture to do so. Specifically, she used meticulously created dioramas, called Nutshell Studies, and her own ability to bring important people together, to bring attention to the need to use science to solve crimes. More about Mrs. Lee here in an Atlantic Monthly article, and in the articles listed below. An upcoming exhibition at the Renwick Gallery is devoted to her work.
Erika Engelhaupt, Peek Into Tiny Houses
Kirstin Fawcett, Frances Glessner Lee's Crime Dioramas Are Getting Their Own Exhibition
Frances Glessner Lee (National Library of Medicine)
How a Chicago Heiress Trained Chicago Detectives With an Unusual Tool: Dollhouses
The Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death
Erika Engelhaupt, Peek Into Tiny Houses
Kirstin Fawcett, Frances Glessner Lee's Crime Dioramas Are Getting Their Own Exhibition
Frances Glessner Lee (National Library of Medicine)
How a Chicago Heiress Trained Chicago Detectives With an Unusual Tool: Dollhouses
The Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death
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