Legacy
On December 17, 1999, the United Nations General Assembly designated November 25 as the annual date of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women in commemoration of the sisters. The day also marks the beginning of a 16 day period of Activism against Gender Violence. The end of the 16 Days, on December 10, is noted as International Human Rights Day.
On November 21, 2007, the Salcedo Province was renamed Hermanas Mirabal Province.
The Mirabal sisters are also commemorated by appearing on the 200 Dominican pesos bill.
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“What is popularly called fame is nothing but an empty name and a legacy from paganism.”
—Desiderius Erasmus (c. 1466–1536)
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