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Eva Perón started out life in poor circumstances, however, she became an established actress due to hard work and sheer determination. She applied the same tenacity to her political endeavours and was instrumental in women being given the right to vote. She led an amazing life as an entertainer and a politician and is remembered as one of the most influential figures in Argentina’s history. Her trailblazing work encouraged women to be treated as equals and raised awareness of the poverty problems, in her own country and throughout the world. She is revered as a folk-heroine by her fellow country people and her legacy lives on today in many forms. One of the best known representations of her amazing life is, perhaps the musical ‘Evita’.
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