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SPANISH - AP (Heroes or Villans): Eva Peron (Argentina)

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Eva Peron - First Lady of Argentina

Eva Peron (1919-1952) 

Politician, activist, and philanthropist who served as First Lady of Argentina from June 1946 until her death in July 1952.

Who Was Eva Peron?

Evita's Funeral

Benedict Library Database Resources

Eva Peron Images

Eva Peron

"Eva Peron." Contemporary Hispanic Biography, vol. 1, Gale, 2002. Gale In Context: Biography, Accessed 13 Nov. 2023.

Eva Perón

"Eva Perón." Dictionary of Hispanic Biography, Gale, 1996. Gale In Context: Biography,  Accessed 13 Nov. 2023.

Eva Duarte de Perón

"Eva Duarte de Perón." Encyclopedia of World Biography Online, Gale, 1998. Gale In Context: Biography. Accessed 13 Nov. 2023.

The illness and death of Eva Peron: Cancer, politics, and secrecy

Lerner, Barron H. "The illness and death of Eva Peron: Cancer, politics, and secrecy." The Lancet, vol. 355, no. 9219, 2000, pp. 1988-91.

Eva Perón and the roots of political instability in Argentina 

Deiner, John T. “Eva Perón and the Roots of Political Instability in Argentina, Civilisations, vol. 23/24, 1973, pp. 195–212. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/41229515. Accessed 13 Nov. 2023.

A DISCOURSE OF LOVE AND HATE: EVA PERÓN AND THE LABOUR MOVEMENT (1940s-1950s)

PATRONI, VIVIANA. “A DISCOURSE OF LOVE AND HATE: EVA PERÓN AND THE LABOUR MOVEMENT (1940s-1950s).” Canadian Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Studies / Revue Canadienne Des Études Latino-Américaines et Caraïbes, vol. 24, no. 48, 1999, pp. 153–75. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/41800102. Accessed 13 Nov. 2023.

Additional Web Resources

The Eva Peron Foundation