Thursday, March 12, 2009

Eva Peron (Evita)


Background: Eva was born on May 7th,1919.her mother gave birth to Eva in rural poverty locataded in a small town in Los Todos Argentina.She had five older sibblings and they all lived with their mother in a one room shack. Eva was not sent to school because her mother sent her to work in the kitchens of the rich people. As you can see, Eva did not have a good chidhood as other kids did.
Later Life and Acomplishments: At the age of 16, Eva moved to Buenos Aires to start her career as an actress. She also starred on raidios and was a comedian for a while. In the year 1945, she met a minister of war named Juan Peron. A year later, they got married. Eva then helped her husband get elected as president. Victory was theirs because they won the election! Since she was married to Juan Peron, she became Juan Perons first lady. She was also the first female politician in Argentina.
What They Changed(did they change thoughts, ideas, beliefs and how?) Eva thought about the descamisados(shirtless)alot because they were very poor and homeless. She was able to get others to campaign with her to help the poor and to give women the rights to vote. Her high profile, beauty and her excitment to help the needy,excited the nation. In other words, Eva changed the view of many people because she taught them that women are just as smart as men and sometimes even more. She also taught them that every one should help each other.
Bibliography:

Websites:
1.www.evitaperon.org

2.www.biographyonline.net/people/women-who-changed-world.html

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