Dede Mirabal

Dede Mirabal is the second-born. She never became actively involved in the underground. She supported her sisters' ideas, but did not think it was wise to be so bold. She married Jaime Fernandez and they lived close to the house where she grew up. Jaime was also instrumental in her decision to refrain from rising against Trujillo. Dede survived her sisters and is alive today. She and her mother helped to raise Patria, Minerva, and Mate's children. She runs the museum, Museo de las Hermanas Mirabales, located on their property and tells the stories of her sisters' tirelessly. She has striven to keep their memories and spirits alive in the lives of the Dominicans.