Eva Perón

Born: May 7, 1919 in Argentina

Died: 1952

Raised in a poor family, she moved away to become an actress & started an entertainment business producing radio programs.

Married a government official who became president of Argentina.

As First Lady, she fought for those living in poverty and for women’s suffrage.

She was also a great speaker with wide support, but she still had her critics.

The musical Evita, written by Andrew Lloyd Webber & Tim Rice, was based on her life.

“I know that, like every woman of the people, I have more strength than I appear to have.”