The Mirabal sisters were all born with courage, determination, and intelligence.

Besides these admirable characteristics, the sisters were all very normal. None of them

were any different, socially standard wise, than any other Dominican of that time, and for

that matter no different than any other girl trying to grow up and make good decisions.

Since the Mirabal sisters were everyday people, their courageous acts made them role

models for women. Not only women in the Dominican Republic, but nationwide, the

sisters were looked up to as heroes. They made it be seen and heard that any one ordinary

woman could make a difference many peoples lives.

Growing up as a women in the Dominican Republic there were many traditions

that women were expected to follow. The Mirabal sisters proved to their society, and to

many other societies throughout the world, that opposition to tradition is not a bad thing.

Having a mind of your own is okay. One of the first ways Minerva didn't follow tradition

was when she didn't marry and start a family at a young age. She was more concentrated

on schooling and politics. "I know the rumor that got

of us, are you? I didn't know what us he was talking about, but I knew right then and

ones around here....... For one thing, my nose was always in a book" (84). Minerva also

The Butterflies were role models to all women in the Dominican Republic during

and early on a mother of two, and Mate was also busy with the revolution and her

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