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Gloria Steinem and Dorothy Pitman Hughes

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Mini role models

A new photo series turns a game of dress-up into an empowering history lesson for kids, and their parents.

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Anna Maria Chavez

Girl Scouts U.S.A. C.E.O. Anna Maria Chávez was the inspiration behind this photo of a suit-clad little girl clutching cookie boxes.

Anne Frank

Eunique Jones Gibson's photo series shows kids playing the role of figures present and past, like Anne Frank.

Cheryl Boone Isaacs

A smiling little girl in over-sized glasses plays the role of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences' Cheryl Boone Isaacs, the first African American head of the academy.

Frida Kahlo

The signature eyebrows and floral headpiece easily identify this little girl as the artist Frida Kahlo.

Hillary Clinton

Strands of pearls and an American flag pin signify Hillary Clinton in this portrait.

Janet Reno

In Gibson's photo series, one little girl tries Janet Reno's signature round glasses on for size.

Madeleine Albright

America's first female secretary of state, Madeleine Albright, is among the role model figures represented by children in Gibson's new photo series.

Malala Yousafzai

At just 16, Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai is hardly much older than the girl who portrays her in the photo series.

Michelle Obama

A grown-up hairstyle and sheath dress transform this little girl into First Lady Michelle Obama.

Moms Mabley

Entertainer and vaudeville vet Moms Mabley inspired this portrait.

Mother Teresa

Mother Teresa was among the diverse mix of female role models past and present to inspire the works in Gibson's latest photo series.

Susan B. Anthony

Susan B. Anthony inspired this work in Gibson's show, as well as a photo in Jamie Moore's inspirational photo series Not Just a Girl, starring her daughter.

Gloria Steinem and Dorothy Pitman Hughes

Feminist pioneers Dorothy Pitman Hughes and Gloria Steinem were the inspirations behind this empowering photo.

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