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The Life of Eva Perón

The Life of Eva Perón. By: Kenneth Wahrenberger. May 7, 1922. Eva Peron was born on this day in Junín, Buenos Aires province to Juan Duarte and Juana Ibarguren.

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The Life of Eva Perón

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  1. The Life of Eva Perón By: Kenneth Wahrenberger

  2. May 7, 1922 • Eva Peron was born on this day in Junín, Buenos Aires province to Juan Duarte and Juana Ibarguren. • It was here that she spent her early childhood; her dad was a wealthy rancher who had multiple families at the time(as was common for wealthy men at the time. • A year after Eva’s birth her father abandoned her family and the family moved into a state of poverty because Juana could not support five children. http://www.timelineindex.com/content/view/1573 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eva_Per%C3%B3n

  3. Eva was Born in Buenos Aires Argentina in 1922 In a small province outside Buenos Aires the famous Eva Peron was born. The exact date of her birth is unknown. The first recording of her existence was when she was baptized in 1919. Some historians believe that she forged a birth certificate for her marriage in 1945 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eva_Per%C3%B3n

  4. 1935 • At this point she was 15 years old and was dreaming of a future as an actress. • Due to her brothers help in the family’s financing they were able to send her and her mother to Buenos Aires were she was trained as an actor. • On 28 March 1935, she had her professional debut in the play "The Perezes Misses", at the Comedias Theater. http://www.timelineindex.com/content/view/1573 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eva_Per%C3%B3n

  5. Eva Duarte in 1935 at age 16. At this point Eva was living in Buenos Aires, Argentina training to be a radio actress

  6. Eva as an Actress-1936 • In 1936, Eva toured nationally with a theater group, worked as a model, and was cast in a few lower grade movie melodramas

  7. Move to politics-1943 • During the following years(1935-1943) Eva worked herself up to earning 5 or 6 thousand pesos a month, making her one of the highest-paid radio actresses in the nation. • Due to her success in dramas and films Eva was able to have financial stability and some other comforts. • In 1942, Eva was able to move into her own apartment in the neighborhood of Recoleta, on 1567 Calle Posadas Street. The next year Eva began her career in politics, as one of the founders of the Argentine Radio Syndicate. http://www.timelineindex.com/content/view/1573 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eva_Per%C3%B3n

  8. Early Political Career

  9. January 22, 1944-Eva’s “Marvelous Day” • On this day Eva met her future husband, Juan Peron, at a fundraising festival (gala) for the earthquake victims. • It was said that they did not leave the gala until two in the morning. • Shortly after meeting in San Juan, Eva Duarte and Juan Perón began to live together and a year after they were married. http://www.timelineindex.com/content/view/1573 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eva_Per%C3%B3n

  10. Relationship with Juan Peron

  11. 1946-the election of Juan Perón • In 1946, Juan Perón was elected President of Argentina and Eva was the first lady. • Eva had campaigned at every corner of the country to try to help her husband get elected. She was the woman's figurehead to the campaign. Her primary objective was to improve the education for women of the country, and in her time as first lady her foundation built hundreds of schools and hospitals. • Juan Perón was the president of Argentina for 6 years. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eva_Per%C3%B3n http://www. timelineindex.com/content/view/1573

  12. Juan Peron (Born in October 8, 1895 –Died in July 1, 1974) Juan Peron was an Argentine general and politician, that was elected three times as President of Argentina, after moving up the ranks in various other government positions government positions,

  13. Eva’s Decline-1951 • It was, however, a goal Eva would never realize; she was subsequently diagnosed with terminal cancer. Renouncing her political aspirations, Eva Peron was at the last leg of her life, and on July 26, 1951, she died at the age of 33. • For Eva’s funeral she was granted a “state funeral” which was open to the public, and many memorials were build around the country in her name. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eva_Per%C3%B3n http://www.notablebiographies.com/Pe-Pu/PerEva.html

  14. Eva’s Death On June 1952 Eva died at the age of 33, at 8:25 p.m. on July 26, 1952. She was buried ,after a long scandal of burying complications, in the Duarte family tomb in La Recoleta Cemetery , Buenos Aires.

  15. Eva’s all-time famous quotes: • “Charity separates the rich from the poor; aid raises the needy and sets him on the same level with the rich” • “Answer violence with violence. If one of us falls today, five of them must fall tomorrow” • “Time is my greatest enemy” http://www.paralumun.com/warevaperon.htm

  16. Eva's Quotes Eva Peron was a major spark to woman's and other minorities rights in Argentina . In her short life she campaigned more than any normal politician to this day spreading her compassion to the poor through her famous quotes. “My biggest fear in life is to be forgotten.”

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