Hispanic Heritage Month Presentation
Transcript: Eva was born Maria Eva Duarte on May 17,1919, in Los Toldos, Argentina.Eva grew up there with her mother,father,and her three siblings.Her mother and father never got married but her mother,Juana Ibaguren,used Duarte as the last name for her children and herself any way's.Eva grew up very poor with big dreams of being a actress,so her and her sister,Erminda,would do little performences together when they were little.Eva's father,Juan Duarte,had another family.So when he died in a car accident in 1926,his wife would not speak to Eva and her family. In 1945,Eva married Juan Peron,who was colonel and goverment official.The year after there marriage,he became the president of Argentina,and Eva proved to be powerful political influence.As the first lady,Eva used it to her advantage to fight for causes she believed in.This includes woman's suffarage and improving on the lives of the poor. Eva was such a great leader,people asked her to run for vice president in 1951.She turned down the offer because at the time she was fighting cervical cancer.The last public appearance Eva made was at her husbands second inauguration in June of 1952.July 26,1952 Eva died of cervical cancer in Buenos Aires. Contributions Eva achieved many things in her life.Some were being a succesful actress/singer.Others were being part of the woman's rights movement.Other then these Eva, didn't have any other achievements. Eva Peron was a woman's rights activist.She might not have been a big contributorbut she was still apart of fighting for the rights,woman have today.Also Eva was the first lady of Spain.I'm sure in someway she had something to do with what her husband did while he was president. Eva didn't have any honors. Honors and Achievements http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/evita-peron-3397.php "I know,like every other women of the people,I have more strength than I appear to have" - Eva Peron Monday,September 28, 2015 $1.25 Career Life History Four years after the loss of her father,Eva and her family moved to Junin a city in Buenos Aires.As a 15 year old girl with big dreams,Eva started to work with many theatre companies.In 1937 she landed her first role in Segundas Afuera.She also got a contract where she could perform on the radio. At 20 years old,Eva started her own buisness,the company of the theatre of the air,this company produced radio programs.Then in 1943,Eva signed on to be an actress,that had famous woman in history on a radio series. By: Juliana Manning Citations Eva Peron http://www.biography.com/people/eva-per%C3%B3n-9437976 https://www.youtube.com/results?q=eva+peron%27s+final+speech+1951 (first video)