Welcome to week two of SISTER MONTH. Today we’re traveling to the midcentury Dominican Republic, where three of the four Mirabal sisters are facing off against notorious dictator Rafael Trujillo. Who wins? That depends on whether or not you take the long view.

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Music: Stereodog Productions (Dan Pierson & Peter Manheim). Intro and conclusion: “Guilty” by Richard A. Whiting, Harry Akst, and Gus Kahn, sung by Anna Telfer. Ad break:  “The Great One Step” by Victor Dance Orchestra, via Free Music Archive, licensed under Public Domain Mark 1.0.



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Welcome to week two of SISTER MONTH. Today we’re traveling to the midcentury Dominican Republic, where three of the four Mirabal sisters are facing off against notorious dictator Rafael Trujillo. Who wins? That depends on whether or not you take the long view.Email your sister stories to criminalbroads@gmail.com.***Support the podcast by supporting its sponsors! Go to <a href="http://www.athenaclub.com/criminalbroads">athenaclub.com/criminalbroads</a> for 20% off your new favorite razor.  Head to Onmolecule.com and use promo code criminal for 20% off the best mattress ever. Or become a patron at patreon.com/criminalbroads! ***Follow on Instagram: <a href="http://instagram.com/criminalbroads">Instagram.com/criminalbroads</a>Find sources here: <a href="https://www.criminalbroads.com/sources/episode55">criminalbroads.com/sources/episode5</a>9Music: Stereodog Productions (Dan Pierson &amp; Peter Manheim). Intro and conclusion: “Guilty” by Richard A. Whiting, Harry Akst, and Gus Kahn, sung by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/anna.telfer/">Anna Telfer</a>. Ad break:  “The Great One Step” by Victor Dance Orchestra, via Free Music Archive, licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/">Public Domain Mark 1.0</a>. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

Criminal Broads is a true crime + history podcast about wild women who’ve ended up on the wrong side of the law, whether for leading a cult, serially murdering their husbands, swindling billionaires, or faking ectoplasm. The podcast is hosted by Tori Telfer, author of “Lady Killers: Deadly Women Throughout History.”

Criminal Broads

In the midcentury Dominican Republic, three sisters face off against notorious dictator Rafael Trujillo.

The Mirabal Sisters

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