Julia Alvarez on the female perspective in “In the Time of the Butterflies”

For her second novel, “In the Time of the Butterflies,” Julia Alvarez wanted to write about dictatorship from a female perspective. She chose the stories of the Mirabal sisters, Patria, Minerva, María Teresa and Adela, the first three of which were assassinated by the Trujillo regime in the Dominican Republic for oppossing the government. The daughter of Minerva Mirabal, Minou Tavárez Mirabal, was a helpful resource for Alvarez and let her explore some of the sisters’ personal items.

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