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Eva Perón's Life
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Eva Gets Her First Radio Actress Job
-always dreamed of being an actress
-traveled to Buenos Aires in 1935
-struggled as an actress
-offered a contract to participate in radio drama -
Eva Marries Juan Perón
-met at a charity event
-moved in with each other and were inseperable
-brought her into his inner circle
-many did not like their relationship and his policies -
Eva Leaves for her European Tour
-invited by Spain for official state visit
-donate 16,000 to the starved people of Spain
-visited, Italy, France, Portugal, Switzerland -
Argentine Congress Allows Women to Vote and Hold Office
-was her passion to get women rights
-wrote speeches, wrote articles, urged women on the radio to join her
-Juan Peron encourage the congress to pass the law -
Eva Peron Foundation is founded
-purpose of the foundation:
∙provide aid for needy families
∙build schools, hospitals, etc.
-unions, businesses, and ordinary people were forced to donate -
Eva Receives Golda Meir Award
-Juan Peron sought Jewish Argentines as government advisers
-Eva's foundation sent aid to Israel -
Eva Accepts the Peron Medal of Honor
-given by the Syria ambassador
-rewarded for her promoting the humanitarian affairs -
"La Razon de Mi Vida" is released
-translates to "The Reason For My Life"
-published shortly before Eva's death
-one of the fastest selling books in Argentine history -
Eva Makes Her Last Public Appearance
-weighed about 80 lbs.
-pumped up on morphine and had plaster support
-last appearance at her husband's second inauguration -
Eva Dies
-developed cervical cancer
-last words were "Eva se va"
-news was interrupted to remind the country of her passing
