Eva Peron Facts
Learn about Eva Peron, nicknamed Evita, whether you are writing a school report or just want to fin d out more about this amazing woman.
- Eva Perón was born on May 7, 1919, in Los Toldos, Argentina.
- In 1945, she married Juan Perón, who became president of Argentina.
- She used her position as first lady to fight for women’s suffrage and improving the lives of the poor.
“I have one thing that counts, and that is my heart; it burns in my soul, it aches in my flesh, and it ignites my nerves: that is my love for the people and Peron.” – Eva Peron
- She would even bring street urchins into the presidential palace to bathe them and treat their scabies and give them a meal.
- She had Eva Peron Foundation and also ran the Ministries of Labor and Health at that time.
- Her foundation also built homes, schools, orphanages, and hospitals.
- Through her charitable works Evita became known as the Lady of Hope and the Patron Saint of the poor.
- Eva was very care with the life for the women in Argentina. She established the first large scale of female political party in Argentina.
- In 1947 she helped get a bill passed to give woman the right to vote.
- Only the poor were allowed to call her Evita.
- Eva Perón died of uterine cancer in Buenos Aires on July 26, 1952.
- Due to her big contribution to the nation, the Argentine congress give hear title of Spiritual Leader of the Nation.
- Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber wrote the hit musical Evita (1979), which was loosely based on Perón’s life.
- Madonna later played Perón in the 1996 film version, with Antonio Banderas portraying Che Guevara.
