María Eva Duarte de Perón (7 May 1919 – 26 July 1952) was the second wife of President Juan Perón (1895–1974) and served as the First Lady of Argentina from 1946 until her death in 1952.
She is often referred to as simply Eva Perón, or by the affectionate Spanish language diminutive Evita, which literally translates into English as "Little Eva".
She was born out of wedlock in the village of Los Toldos in rural Argentina in 1919, the fourth of five children. In 1934, at the age of 15, she went to the nation's capital of Buenos Aires, where she pursued a career as a stage, radio, and film actress.
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2012-09-03
Posted in Profiles & Bios
Rape is by no means a laughing matter.
But using humour to get a message across in a way that makes it easy for people to understand, share and support makes infinite sense.
Here are four superbly funny and tragically tongue-in-cheek takes on the legitimate rape issue:
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2012-08-25
Posted in Amazing Susan's Blog
Lawrence Livermore Laboratories has discovered the heaviest element yet known to science.
The new element, Governmentium (Gv), has one neutron, 25 assistant neutrons, 88 deputy neutrons, and 198 assistant deputy neutrons, giving it an atomic mass of 312.
Tags Fun government humour
2012-08-04
Posted in Just Plain Funny/Cute
Malalai Joya, born April 25, 1978, is an Afghan politician who has been called "the bravest woman in Afghanistan."
As an elected member of the Wolesi Jirga from Farah province, she has publicly denounced the presence of what she considers warlords and war criminals in the parliament.
Tags Afghanistan conflict determination goals government inspiration politics Women's Rights
2012-04-25
Posted in Profiles & Bios