This
paper compares and contrasts the accomplishments of two notable women in South American history, where the biographies
of Carolina Maria de Jesus and Eva Peron shall be closely examined in order to assess their lives. The
biography of Eva Peron that is
used in this paper is "Evita" by Marysa Navarro and Nicholas Fraser. The biography of Carolina Maria de Jesus that is used in this paper is "Child of the Dark: The Diary of Carolina Maria de Jesus".