celebratingamazingwomen:The Mirabal sisters (Patria, Minerva, María Teresaand Dedé) were four sister
celebratingamazingwomen:The Mirabal sisters (Patria, Minerva, María Teresaand Dedé) were four sisters from the Dominican Republic, known for theirsubversive activities against the regime of dictator Rafael Trujillo. Three ofthem were assassinated on 25 November 1960 by forces loyal to the regime.From a middle-class family of farmers, the sisters startedopposing the dictatorship when they formed the Movement of the Fourteenth ofJune and distributed pamphlets talking about Trujillo’s crimes. They wereimprisoned, and later released because of international pressure. Today, theInternational Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women is celebratedon the day of their deaths. -- source link
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