Warning: this episode contains violent content. 

After growing up during the bloodiest period in the history of the Americas under the rule of a dictator, three girls decided to become the face of a resistance movement. The Mirabal Sisters Patria, Minerva, and Maria Teresa started out with small but significant acts of defiance, which grew into a movement with hundreds of members. Today, they are remembered today as symbols of Dominican pride, feminine strength and resolve, and the cruelty of violence against women. Listen to this episode to find out who the girls were before they became symbols.

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