1. -Actress, Singer, Model, User of Men, 1st Lady of Argentina
Eva Duarte Perón
-Actress, Singer, Model, User of Men, 1st Lady of Argentina

2. Her Early Life
Born May 7, 1919 on the rolling plains known as the Pampas
Pampas- home to the Gaucho- Argentine cowboy
Illegitimate daughter
At age 15 met Augustine McGauldy who took her to Buenos Aires

3. Eva used a series of men to promote her career.
Worked as a model
Bleached her hair blonde – then her career really took off
Worked on radio soap operas

4. Juan y Eva Eva met Juan Perón at a benefit in 1944.
In Oct Perón was imprisoned by the president because he was so popular with the common people or “descamisados”- they protested for his release.

5. Married- Oct. 1945
First time Evita felt legitimate
1946- Perón was elected President :
-raised wages
-extremely popular
-but also becoming a dictator

6. Machismo
It greatly irritated the men in power that a woman was in control/ ruling over some men.
How did she know about “being something more/ other than she really was”?
She was an actress!

7. The Rainbow Tour, 1947

8. The Rainbow Tour, 1947 Spain- welcomed Italy- not France- kind of
England- not
Greatly welcomed home
to Argentina

9. Eva Perón Foundation
She helped the poor from her Labor Office personally.
Evita City- over 4000 furnished homes were built for the poor
She became the “Patron Saint of the Poor”
Anything she did, she did for her husband. How did this benefit her too?

10. Ciudad Evita, Argentina

11. Other tidbits… 1947- women received the right to vote
She was the “bond” between the government and the people.
Anyone opposed to Perón was exiled or imprisoned.
She and Juan never had any children.

12. A woman Vice President???
She “agreed” to run for V.P. with her husband, but the military said “NO!”

13. Don’t Cry For Me Argentina
Died- July 26, 1952 from uterine cancer
Both of Peron’s wives died from the same cancer.
In modern times, what could you compare Evita’s death to?
Kennedy, Princess Diana

14. ¡Qué raro!
She was embalmed so that she would never decay- as a symbol of the everlasting Peronismo
Perón carried her body on tour during his re-election campaign.

15. She was buried in Italy because they thought her body would be stolen.
Now buried in Recoleta Cemetery in Buenos Aires
To Argentina she was Santa Evita
1972- Perón was re-elected
His 3rd wife (Isabel) did become the V.P.