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A main point made by Alma Guillermoprieto in her article “Little Eva” was that Eva Perón had an elusive identity. The shifts and ambiguities in Eva’s appearance that Guillermoprieto highlights are an analogue of Eva’s nature. Your short paper will tackle a more specifically worded version of this difficult, but intriguing, question: Who was Evita?

In fact, students have their choice of two questions to use as a main thesis for this short paper. After choosing one of the following two questions, gather evidence for your position from all three of your main sources: the Guillermoprieto article, the book introduction by Joseph Page, and Eva’s purported own words in the book. Because the paper is only three pages, do not use long quotes (that exceed, say, two sentences). Rather, paraphrase or otherwise briefly paraphrase what is said in these sources.

Here are the two questions from which you will choose one and answer in the form of an argument:

2. Does Eva Perón deserve to be a hero of the working class (i.e. descamisados)?

In both cases, I entrust you with offering your definition of either ‘feminist’ or ‘working class hero’ for purposes of your short essay.

1. Cite your paraphrases, quotations and specific references to the Guillermoprieto article, Page introduction and In My Own Words document by Eva using footnotes that follow the Chicago Manual of Style.[1] Besides the examples below, more information on this style of footnoting is available from the guide to writing research papers, etc. by Kate Turabian that is for sale in university bookstores.[2]

2. Paper should be between three and four pages in length using 12-point type and one-inch margins.

[1] For example, the first reference to these books would be: Alma Guillermoprieto, “Little Eva” New Yorker . (Date), pp.; Joseph A. Page, “Introduction” in Eva Perón, In My Own Words: Evita Laura Dail, trans. (New York: The New Press, 1996), page numbers here; Eva Perón, In My Own Words: Evita Laura Dail, trans. (New York: The New Press, 1996), page numbers here.

[2] For all but the first reference to any of these works, use the last name of the author, a shortened mention of the title (or full title if it is already short e.g. “Introduction” or “Little Eva”) and the page numbers. For example: Guillermoprieto, Little Eva, 73.