There were four Mirabal sisters -- Minerva, Patria, Maria Teresa, and Dede.
The sisters are national heroes in the Dominican Republic, but they weren’t
very well-known elsewhere until 20 or so years ago when they became the
subject of the historical novel “In the Time of the Butterflies” by Julia
Alvarez.
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There were four Mirabal sisters -- Minerva, Patria, Maria Teresa, and Dede.
The sisters are national heroes in the Dominican Republic, but they weren’t
very well-known elsewhere until 20 or so years ago when they became the
subject of the historical novel “In the Time of the Butterflies” by Julia
Alvarez.
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