This week, Lauren and Hannah explore the crazy world of mid-century Dominican Republic and what type of power a dictator can truly wield over one family. Join them as they learn about the Mirabal sisters Patria, Dede, Minerva, and Maria Teresa.

 

Sources:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88xR6Y_8tjM

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirabal_sisters

https://www.history.com/news/mirabal-sisters-trujillo-dictator

https://time.com/5793594/mirabal-sisters-100-women-of-the-year/

https://daily.jstor.org/remembering-the-mirabal-sisters/

https://usoas.usmission.gov/our-relationship/about-oas/#:~:text=Members%3A%2035%E2%80%94Antigua%20and%20Barbuda,Kitts%20and%20Nevis%2C%20Saint%20Lucia%2C

https://www.gradesaver.com/in-the-time-of-the-butterflies/study-guide/fourteenth-of-june-movement

 

https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/dominican-activists-challenge-rafael-trujillo-s-dictatorship-fourteenth-june-movement-1959-1

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafael_Trujillo#Assassination

Image Credit:

https://womensmuseum.wordpress.com/2019/10/25/amazing-women-spotlight-the-mirabal-sisters/

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