Sigh…today is the day…the day my baby turns 9. I think her age milestones hurt me more than my own! She’s not my baby any more, she’s my 9 year old. A 9 year old who is getting into so many things and loving her own things.
She has always been intrigued with women in history and biographies of women. For her 6th birthday she asked for biographies of Helen Keller and Amelia Earhart. We love the fact that she looks up to these strong, amazing women in history!
When I saw the project that Jaime Moore posted, I got inspired (a super duper huge thank you to Sue Miles for showing me this blog and set my wheels turning!!)! Why can’t we do 9 heroines for her 9th birthday? So we did!! I asked Alexandra to chose 9 strong women that she looks up to from history and this is who she chose and the quotes are directly from Alexandra and why she chose each woman.
“I am really interested in Helen Keller and I am amazed on how she was blind and deaf and went to college. And she wrote so many stories and poems!”
(for the record, this is my FAVORITE photo)
“I am really interested in Amelia Earhart and this is the first biography I ever read. It sounds really neat to me how she did stuff that not many other women would be willing to do at that time!”
“Coco Chanel was really cool! I like the way she took men’s clothes and changed them into women’s – it’s so cool!”
“I love Breakfast At Tiffany’s! She’s a funny character and she’s right – Tiffany’s IS the happiest place on Earth!”
“Mary Poppins is really funny! Julie Andrews has a great singing voice…and I wish I had her tape measure! 🙂 ”
“I don’t know much about Marie Curie…yet! I really like science. I think it’s cool that she was the first female professor at the University of Paris!”
“I love gymnastics! I like her smile! It’s cool that she won the gold at the Olympics!”
“Taylor Swift has an AMAZING voice and I have all four of her albums! I am a super huge fan!”
“I chose myself because I like ME! 🙂 Oh, and BTW, I’m turning 9! 😉 ”
(and for the record, she wanted to be photographed as she is every day…messy hair, favorite dress, and just the way she is. Gotta love it!)
Happy Birthday Alexandra! I think you gave our readers a gift for your birthday!! XOXO
Diane Parsons Photography 
Awesome!!! She looks beautiful and so grown up!! Great idea ladies!
I love that she chose herself. Beautiful!
What a special memory to have for mom and the 9 yr old! Beautiful young lady.
Such a nice blog. So much love is displayed for all these 9 years! Thanks for making my day!
You brought up a fine young lady there! All the best wishes for her birthday (even if belated now).
WoW
This is just fab, and such iconic pictures! I gotta try this photo-modelling myself one day! Oh, and happy birthday to her!
loved it. she looks gorgeous, do wish her on her last single digit birthday 🙂
Loved this – very original! Looks like you have a charming and bright little girl, there. Best wishes to you both.
You must be such a great mom!
Congratulations on getting freshly pressed. Half the credit also goes to your lovely nine year old. She is a lovely young lady and wish you both the very best!
Very Entertaining!
These photos are just wonderful. Happy birthday to your daughter!
This is such a wonderful idea!! What a smart young woman you have there–she picked quite a few of my favorite role models too =) and the photos are beautiful.
This is one of the best photo essays I have ever seen! Wonderful! I am very impressed by the choices your daughter made, and I especially love the last photo of her just being her! You have raised her right — intelligent, independent, and an individual! Great job and happy belated birthday Alexandra!
this is such an awesome idea, how fun!
This is an awesome idea.
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What a cool idea – and she chose some really fascinating women, too!
Love this idea!
I Love the Second One! 10 Points 🙂
What a cool momento to mark her birthday! And, WOW, you just gave me a fabulous idea to do for my own 50th bday coming UP on 4th of July…2 thumbs UP on your being F.P.’ed!
How clever! Awesome photos, can see why you’re so proud 🙂
Very cute idea 🙂
That is really cool! I like her eclectic taste in role models. She’s going to go far! Happy Birthday, Alexandra!
I love the Coco Channel photo and your daughter is one cool kid.
What an amazing and creative birthday present! Happy belated birthday.
Love it, Jaime Moore’s post is incredible too. This is such an amazing idea to empower young ladies 🙂 Happy Birthday!
This is awesome! I’ve recently started something called 1 Second Everyday, where you take a 1 second video everyday (for the rest of your life…). Just wanted to share another medium of developing the awesome things you do 🙂
HAH! Love it. What a great idea. Thanks for the smile.
Love this post!
Excellent! She has an excellent taste in role models, although I would suggest avoiding radioactive elements without proper protection 🙂
Lol it was all controlled….the bubbles were handled with proper care! 😉
This is so cool! I like the pictures and the fact that she looked up at some of the finest women in history (Marie Curie and Hellen Keller). Wish you and Alexandra the best in everything. 🙂 🙂
This was particularly awesome!
aw, this is a super cool birthday present, i used to make photographs collection of my niece when she turned 15, but, you won so much far. Cool. i wish i had one 🙂
I think it’s fantastic that your daughter likes to learn about such strong women in our history. My favorite photo is definitely your daughter as Helen Keller. I was always amazed with Helen’s story and accomplishments as well. I wanted to learn American Sign Language because of reading about Helen Keller. Julie Andrews, especially as Mary Poppins, is a great choice as well. And something not many people know…Madame Curie designed the original science lab in my old high school! (Owen D. Young in VanHornesville, NY). I think of all of your daughter’s choices, her last tells the most about her. Whatever she ends up doing in life, she seems like a confident girl who will most likely pave the way for generations of girls to follow!
Great pics. Thank you.
This is brilliant. My second graders this year were fascinated by Helen Keller. You’ve given me an idea for the future, having my students dress as someone they admire and taking photographs for their families.
I’m totally in love with this idea! Awesomely done! – the wifey
What a fab idea very impressive!
beautiful! what an inspiring and smart little girl!
LOVE!
Wow, your daughter is impressive! I love that she chose herself in the end. You must be doing a great job of nurturing her self-confidence. Awesome pics! 🙂
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This is so wonderful. What a terrific way to commemorate her birthday.
Cute!! Really cute!!
What a precious record! I love that your daughter is interested in so many strong women from such varied fields….inspiring!
~ Priceless, wonderful photos. That would make a lovable compilation until she gets to be 18! Photo shoot every year would be nice! Congrats on being FP! (: – Bliss, The Lurker’s List
That’s a really cute idea. When I was her age, I was a Helen Keller encyclopedia. There is actual video on YouTube of Keller speaking as Anne Sullivan explains how she learned to make different sounds.
She also, quite literally, read lips; she put her hands on someone’s mouth, felt the shape of the words, and read from their very lips what they said to her.
She and Sullivan were both fascinating women.
This was beautiful! Amazing pictures 🙂
I cannot love this enough. I am so happy to have found you on freshly pressed. This is awesome. Happy birthday Alexandra — I am going to show this to my ten year old son who is also a historical figure freak.
This is such an amazing idea! What a special way to celebrate her 9th birthday!
Great post …she chose well …wisdom beyond her years!
What a lovely idea. You are giving such great role models. Maybe she should have posed dressed as her mom!
LOL Don’t forget, moms are the enemy at this age! 😉
Maybe. My sons are 14, 16, 18 and 20 so they are a bit older and boys to boot. But I am certain you must have a wonderful relationship with your daughter. It shines through in your work.
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C’est brillant. J’aime.
That’s brilliant. I like it.
I love it.
Reading this stuff and scrolling down the photos -made me feel so beautiful…and the last one when she said to chose herself was the best part…such a small age and such a great thought
Thank you so much! I feel as though we have reached our goal, by inspiring at least one person! 🙂
This is very entertaining and fun to read. Your idea is so wonderful that many will do the same. Oh, and happy birthday to your daughter!
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Beautifull
Wow, what an awesome keepsake for her 9th birthday! Very creative, and something she’ll treasure forever!
Very inspiring photo shoot! She looks so beautiful!
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This is too cute. This kid is going to become one great woman. 🙂
beautifully done.
I liked all the photos and was intrigued to read which women she had picked. I love the fact that she picked herself, and that she wanted a picture that captured herself just as she was.
I also think that perhaps she could’ve picked you as one, too, because it appears that you are doing a really great job as a mum.
You are so very sweet, thank you so much for saying so!
This made me tear up a little. I’m so glad there are little girls out there who want to grow up to be a strong, intelligent woman. She must have a wonderful mother who’s leading her in the right direction.
This is such a sweet idea. What a clever young woman you have!
Great post! You are a wonderful mother to her.
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Brilliant idea! She seems really inspired at the tender age of 9.
Marie Curie was the first female to win a Nobel prize too and found the great substance of radium, which now saves many lives affected by cancer. Great woman to aspire to.
What a lovely birthday tribute and I adore your daughter’s choices, spirit, and confidence. Nicely done!
This is such a fantastic idea! Great photos!
Great role models, great photo idea – and what a way to share a good feeling! Spectacular!
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What a great idea! Love this! You have a beautiful and bright daughter and I can see you are so proud of her! What a gift! You are an awesome mom. Happy Birthday to a sweet smart and obviously much loved beautiful young lady.
Amazing! What a wonderful keepsake your daughter can cherish for years to come!
Very unique idea! I love that she was herself at the end! Beautiful photography.
Great photo shoot idea!
Clever, fantastic, wonderful! Love this, so creative and clearly you have a great relationship with your 9-year old! Good for you for fanning her interest in strong women.
Ahhhhhmazing!!!! Your daughter is so blessed for having such a creative and innovative mother. Happy 9th birthday to her!
Xoxo,
Jade
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Absolutely fantastic!!! So much confidende for a 9 year-old and great pictures! Thanks for sharing.
OMG, this is an amazing project! What a brilliant idea! What did Alexandra think of that? She must be so proud of you. Bravo to you both!
Great job and may I add that this just inspired me to try the same! The first picture is my favorite!
ingenious. Wish I had thought of doing something like this with my daughter. Will do with my grand kids though.