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Eva Peron , one of the most powerful women in the world at the time of her death in 1952, rose from humble origins to international renown as First Lady of Argentina and the force behind her husband, Juan Peron. Despite her popularity she was inaccessible to the people of Argentina, and so images were constructed around her to fill that void. According to J.M. Taylor, these "myths" around Eva Peron reflect Argentine culture and political history at the time of her seven-year reign. With a brief biography of Eva Peron serving as a backdrop, this study offers an analysis of the myths that surround this enigmatic woman.

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Acknowledgments Introduction: The Myth of the Myth 1. The Power of a Woman 2. The Backdrop 3. The Biography 4. The Lady of Hope and the Woman of the Black Myth 5. Preliminary Analysis 6. The Masses 7. Eva the Revolutionary 8. Conclusions Notes Bibliography Index

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