A assistência social da Fundação Eva Perón (FEP) durante o primeiro governo peronista na Argentina : (1946–1952)

Abstract

The general aim of this research is to analyze the Eva Perón Foundation (FEP) during the first Peronist government in Argentina, between 1946 and 1952, based on the roles played by its institutional actions. This period ushered in the rise of Juan Domingo Perón to the presidency, whose creation of social imaginaries based on certain values and their dissemination became paramount within the regime. In this sense, the FEP aimed to include sectors excluded from the state protection system, such as women, children and the elderly, through social assistance activities. Considering this scenario, this paper uses qualitative research using primary and secondary sources and seeks to answer the following central question: in what way did the FEP, through its institutional actions, contribute to the spread of Peronist principles between 1946 and 1952? The conclusion is that the FEP played a key role in spreading Peronist principles by being an extension of Eva Perón's personality. As a complementary instrument of the government, the FEP linked the vision of social rights directly to the regime, with the aim of inculcating Peronist values in the most vulnerable groups in order to make them susceptible to instruction and, ultimately, active in spreading Peronist values and exalting the figures of Eva and Perón.