15 Images Of Mothers And Daughters Around The World Show That Daughterhood Is Universal

15 Images Of Mothers And Daughters Around The World Show That Daughterhood Is Universal

The relationship between a mother and daughter is unlike any other.

With Mother's Day coming up, we've rounded up 15 images of women with their mothers from around the world. Each photo captures the bond the two women share. While all the women and their surroundings look different, the mother-daughter connection never changes.

From India to the United States, Japan to Indonesia, Australia to Uganda, here are 15 beautiful photographs of mothers and daughters from around the globe:

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Saciido Sheik Yacquub, 34, poses for a picture with her daughter Faadumo Subeer Mohamed, 13, at their home in Hodan district IDP camp in Mogadishu, Somalia on February 11, 2014.
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Indian mother poses with model daughter in contrasting outfits; the mother in traditional Indian garments while the daughter wears a black, sparkling leather body suit in January of 1999 in Mumbai, India.
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Lucy Buell's daughter helps her 76-year-old mother get ready for her wedding in 1974 in Claremont, California.
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Lucia Mayta, 43, and her daughter Luz Cecilia, 12, pose for a photograph inside their bodega in La Paz, Bolivia on February 24, 2014.
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Farmers/florists Karly Plarisan, left, and her mother, Karen, cut dahlias from their flower garden at Verbena Flowers and Trimmings in Roseville, CA, on July 1, 2014.
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Mother and daughter ride an all-terrain vehicle in Shishmaref, Alaska on September 26, 2006.
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Francis Lovino, mom at 15, with her daughter Peggy Higgins (her ninth child) working the 6am shift at her family's sub shop in Bedford, MA on May 9, 2014.
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Manami Miyazaki, 39, and her daughter Nanaha, 13, holding her alto saxophone, pose for a photograph at their home in Tokyo, Japan on February 3, 2014.
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Rosaura Realsola, 51, poses for a photograph with her daughter Alexandra Yamileth, 13, in front of their home in Tepito in Mexico City, Mexico on February 20, 2014.
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At left, Betty and Alison Dwolfa, mother and daughter from Australia on a trip to Cape Town, South Africa on September 27, 2013.
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Mother and daughter having a relaxing day outdoors in Toronto's waterfront on a beautiful summer day.
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Eighteen-year-old Siu Ye and her mother in Da Zhou village in China.
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Gusti Ratu Kanjeng Hayu, is bathed by her mother Gusti Kanjeng Ratu Hemas, during a Royal Wedding on October 21, 2013 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
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Julie Becker spreads brittle mixture with her daughter Laura Becker, on trays as they make candy with a recipe for brittle that's been in the family for four generations on November 16, 2014 in Denver, CO.
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Lucy Oyela, 42, poses for a photograph with her daughter Abber Lillian, 14, at their home in Onang in northern Uganda on February 16, 2014.

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