In 1952, all government activities were suspended for two days as 2.5 million people gathered to mourn the death of a young Argentinian woman. At 33 years old, Eva Perón passed away after two years of battling cervical cancer. Born and raised in poverty in Argentina, Eva Perón moved to Buenos Aires as a teenager to pursue her dreams of becoming an actress, but her biggest role was as the First Lady until her death. Despite never being a politician herself, as the First Lady she had a massive impact on her community and her legacy is still celebrated today. While Argentina has been represented by many different cultures and people, one of the most iconic is Eva Perón, wife of Juan Perón, whose presidency has had a lasting impact on Argentina. First explored in 1516 and under Spanish rule until 1816, Argentina has been under many rulers. Before the rise of the Peróns, Argentina was under the rule of conservative rulers, known as the Concordancia, who used violence to win elections and censored the press that Argentinians could access. Throughout World War II, Argentina remained neutral to avoid conflict. Out …show more content…
Often referred to the Spiritual Leader of Argentina, Eva Perón was known as a person of the people. She fought for the rights of all individuals, but primarily the rights of the groups that no one else fought to protect; women and the poor, working class Argentinians. In 1947, Eva Perón helped to pass a law that gave women the right to vote and she is popularly known for helping to improve the rights of working class laborers in Argentina. In 1948, she created the Maria Eva Duarte de Perón Foundation to help children and the elderly and in 1949 she helped establish the Partido Peronista Femenino, an all female Peronist group that helped to create neighborhood centers and worked with her foundation to help poorer