The Mirabal Sisters
There were four Mirabal sisters -- Minerva, Patria, Maria Teresa, and Dede. The sisters are national heroes in the Dominican Republic, but they werenโt very well-known elsewhere until 20 or so years ago when they became the subject of the historical novel โIn the Time of the Butterfliesโ by Julia Alvarez.
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