We had a slow start to our Saturday morning due to the rainy weather, which canceled our walking tour of the city. Instead, we headed to the IES office to meet with Dr. Gabriel Novick for a review of Argentina’s healthcare system. He shared insights from his experience working with Swiss Medical, part of the country’s private healthcare sector. The presentation and discussion were a helpful refresher and gave us a chance to start thinking about potential topics for our final project later this week.

After lunch at the Museo Evita Restaurant, we toured the Museo Evita, where we learned about the life and legacy of Eva Perón, or Evita. While I was familiar with the popular song “Don’t Cry for Me, Argentina,” I didn’t know much about her story beforehand, so I appreciated the opportunity to learn more. My favorite part of the tour was hearing about her work with the women’s suffrage movement in Buenos Aires. Women in Argentina were not allowed to vote until 1947, during her husband Juan Perón’s presidency. Evita used her platform to help bring voting rights to women, though she only had the chance to vote once before tragically passing away from cancer at the age of 33.