Put Down Me For A Lifetime Of

You Must Want! You Have The Right To Ask! You Must Desire.

I Had Watched For Many Years And Seen How A Few Rich Families Held Much Of Argentina's Wealth And Power In Their Hands. So Peron And The Government Brought In An Eight Hour Working Day , Sickness Pay And Fair Wages To Give Poor Workers A Fair Go .

I Demanded More Rights For Women Because I Know What Women Had To Put Up With.

Sometimes I Have Wished My Insults Were Slaps Or Lashes; I've Wanted To Hit People In The Face And Make Them See, If Only For A Day, What I See Each Day I Help People.

The Nation's Government Has Just Handed Me The Bill That Grants Us Our Civil Rights. I Am Receiving It Before You, Certain That I Am Accepting This On Behalf Of All Argentinean Women, And I Can Feel My Hands Tremble With Joy As They Grasp The Laurel Proclaiming Victory.