A characteristic Minerva has that makes her an individual

María Argentina Minerva Mirabal, the third Mirabal sister, and the one most wrapped up in the revolution. She and her revolutionary husband, Manolo Tavarez, have two children: Minou and Manolito. She is passionate about her family and her cause. When Minerva returns from prison she says, "I have learned through struggle and through this government, that I must earn respect from others to become a leader in the Dominican Republic".