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On the other side of this story is Louise Olga Gaillard, born in 1885 in Chicago to a prosperous banking family. Her father, Henry Gaillard, was a successful financier, and her mother, Elizabeth “Pessy” Mitchell, belonged to a notable Midwestern family. Following her father's early death when Louise was just three, she inherited a substantial fortune, ensuring a secure future.
Raised among the elite, Louise received a refined education—attending the Miss Spence School in New York—and traveled extensively, gaining a rich cultural perspective. Her European heritage, especially her aunt Hortense Mitchell Atkinson's ownership of a Renaissance villa in Florence, deeply influenced her aesthetic tastes and aspirations.