*Four* Women to Know: The Mirabal Sisters
It is sad to stay with one's arms crossed. — María Mirabal
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The three Mirabal sisters — Maria Theresa, Minerva and Patria — plotted revolution at their kitchen table. The dictator Rafael Trujillo's secret police patrolled the Dominican Republic, silencing activists and terrorizing women. When the oldest Mirabal sister, Minerva, refused th…
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