Mum Dresses Five-Year-Old Up As Iconic Black Women, To Mark Black History Month With Inspiring Photos

'It's never too early to educate kids about black history.'

A mum has been dressing her five-year-old daughter up as iconic black women every day in February to mark Black History Month.

Cristi Smith-Jones, from the US, believes it’s never too early to educate kids about black history, so marked her daughter’s lesson in a brilliant way.

She said her daughter, Lola’s, love for dress up is what inspired her to “turn her into women who have created opportunities for girls just like her.”

“Doing a Black History Month photo project with my five-year-old,” she tweeted at the beginning of February 2017.

“One photo recreated of one incredible black woman every day in Feb.”

Doing a Black History Month photo project w/ my 5 y.o. One photo recreated of one incredible black woman every day in Feb. This was Day 1. pic.twitter.com/I40PEZklO2

— Cristi Smith-Jones (@MsKittiFatale) February 3, 2017

Smith-Jones also thanked some of the iconic heroes in her tweets.

“Day two of Black History Month photo project with my five-year-old,” she wrote on 2 February. “Thank you, @mistyonpointe for being such an inspiration.”

The mum tried to cover a range of women, including those who have inspired her personally, as well as notable figures in history.

Day 4. Black History Month photo project. 1st black woman pilot. #bessie #blackgirlsrock #BlackHistoryMonth #blackhistoryisamericanhistory pic.twitter.com/WmiCjM1i7H

— Cristi Smith-Jones (@MsKittiFatale) February 4, 2017

Other women included Mae Jemison (the first African-American woman to travel in space), Josephine Baker (singer and dancer in the 1920s) and Bessie Coleman (the first African-American female pilot).

“[My daughter] will be able to look back at them years from now, and hopefully have fond memories, and still feel empowered,” Smith-Jones told Mashable.

Day 23. Black History Month photo project. #dorothyheight #blackhistorymonth #civilrights #womensrights #blackhistoryisamericanhistory pic.twitter.com/XQ9EuKoChF

— Cristi Smith-Jones (@MsKittiFatale) February 24, 2017

Day 18. Black History Month photo project. #katherinejohnson #hiddenfigures #blackhistorymonth #womeninstem @TherealTaraji @HiddenFigures pic.twitter.com/5vpPe6CwAy

— Cristi Smith-Jones (@MsKittiFatale) February 18, 2017

Day 15. Black History Month photo project. #harriettubman #blackhistorymonth #blackgirlsrock #blackhistoryisamericanhistory pic.twitter.com/Qr6sB1kklv

— Cristi Smith-Jones (@MsKittiFatale) February 15, 2017

Day 10. Black History Month photo project. #RosaParks #blackhistorymonth #blackgirlsrock #blackhistoryisamericanhistory #blackgirlmagic pic.twitter.com/dxFdOTiSlQ

— Cristi Smith-Jones (@MsKittiFatale) February 10, 2017

Day 8. Black History Month photo project. #sojournertruth #blackhistorymonth #blackgirlsrock #blackhistoryisamericanhistory pic.twitter.com/Zv9VPDJL9Q

— Cristi Smith-Jones (@MsKittiFatale) February 8, 2017
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