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In the Time of the Butterflies

by Julia Alvarez

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Why was feminism In the Time of the Butterflies? feminism means that the principle that woman should have political, economic and social right equal to those of men.

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The Critical Overview on eNotes (linked below) discusses Alvarez's feminist approach to this book.

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