Icons & Visionaries

Eva Peron

Eva Perón, aka Evita, was born in 1919 in rural Argentina and rose from poverty to national fame. She moved to Buenos Aires to pursue acting and later married Juan Perón, who became president of Argentina. As First Lady, she championed workers’ rights, women’s suffrage, and aid for the poor through the Eva Perón Foundation. Loved by many Argentines, she became a powerful political figure and was given the title of “Spiritual Leader of the Nation of Argentina” before dying of cancer in 1952 at age 33.