It is sad to stay with one's arms crossed. — María Mirabal (image via Vibe) The three Mirabal sisters — Maria Theresa, Minerva and Patria — plotted revolution at their kitchen table. The dictator Rafael Trujillo's secret police patrolled the Dominican Republic, silencing activists and terrorizing women. When the oldest Mirabal sister, Minerva, refused the dictator's advances and even slapped him in the face at a party, Trujillo dedicated his life to ruining the Mirabal family — and they dedicated their lives to ending his tyranny.
*Four* Women to Know: The Mirabal Sisters
*Four* Women to Know: The Mirabal Sisters
*Four* Women to Know: The Mirabal Sisters
It is sad to stay with one's arms crossed. — María Mirabal (image via Vibe) The three Mirabal sisters — Maria Theresa, Minerva and Patria — plotted revolution at their kitchen table. The dictator Rafael Trujillo's secret police patrolled the Dominican Republic, silencing activists and terrorizing women. When the oldest Mirabal sister, Minerva, refused the dictator's advances and even slapped him in the face at a party, Trujillo dedicated his life to ruining the Mirabal family — and they dedicated their lives to ending his tyranny.