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The Mirabal Sisters
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Length:
26 minutes
Released:
Nov 21, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
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. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers
Released:
Nov 21, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
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