María Eva Duarte de Perón (1919 - 1952) is Argentina's most famous woman. This showgirl from Los Toldos married Juan Domingo Perón and became the wife of the Argentine president. She championed women's suffrage, as the right to vote is called. Eva Peron was a staunch supporter of labor rights. She distributed money to the nation's poor through her own personal charity. Eva Peron founded and ran Argentina's first female political party. And while never elected to public office, she is better known than any Argentine politician. Yet Evita, as she is affectionately called, isn't liked by everyone. Eva Duarte de Peron and her husband Juan robbed Argentina blind. Their mismanagement of the country's finances led to a 30-year recession. What's more, Evita bullied her rivals.