今天，聊聊两位“巾帼英雄”
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今天是个特别的日子，小编祝广大女性读者节日快乐！历史上有许多伟大的女性人物，她们个性鲜明，拥有超凡的意志和勇气，散发着人性的光辉。她们启迪世人，值得赞美。今天让我们认识两位了不起的女性，了解她们如何以各自的方式为历史所铭记。
1
伊娃•贝隆 Eva Perón
1919–1952
出身贫寒的传奇女士
1919
Eva María Duarte was born in Los Toldos, Argentina.
伊娃·玛丽亚·杜阿尔特出生于阿根廷的洛斯托多斯。
1926
Her father, Juan Duarte, died in a car accident.
她的父亲胡安·杜阿尔特死于车祸。
1933
She was given her first role in a school play and decided to become an actress.
她在学校的短剧中扮演一个角色，从此决定以后要做一名演员。
1935
She moved to Buenos Aires and won a role with the Comedias Theatre company.
搬到布宜诺斯艾利斯，为喜剧剧团公司工作。
1936
She travelled around Argentina with the Comedias Theatre company. She also got a part in her first film.
她和剧团一起在全国巡回演出。第一次拍电影。
1937
Eva began working as a radio actress with Radio El Mundo. Later that year she started working for Radio Belgrano on their show, Great Women of History.
伊娃开始为广播世界工作。后来又到了贝尔格拉诺广播电台，出演《历史上的伟大女性》节目。
1944
10,000 people were killed in an earthquake in San Juan. Eva was invited to be in a concert to help the people of San Juan. After the concert, she met Juan Perón for the first time.
圣胡安发生地震，一万人丧生。伊娃应邀参加慈善演唱会，救助当地灾民。演唱会后，她第一次遇见胡安·贝隆。
1945
Eva talked about Juan Perón’s political ideas on her radio show. On 9th October, Juan’s enemies put him in prison. Eva spoke to 300,000 people from the balcony of the Casa Rosada. Two days later Juan was free. A day later, Juan and Eva were married.
伊娃在广播节目中谈论胡安·贝隆的政治理念。10月9日，胡安遭政敌监禁。伊娃在玫瑰宫的阳台上向三十万名听众发表演说。两天后，胡安重获自由。又过了一天，胡安和伊娃结婚。
玫瑰宫前集会的民众，1945年
1946
Juan became the President of Argentina.
胡安·贝隆当选阿根廷总统。
1947
Evita City was built to give homes to poor families. Women won the right to vote for the first time in Argentina.
修建埃维塔城，供贫困家庭居住。阿根廷的女性首次赢得选举权。
伊娃和胡安，1947年
1948
Eva started the Eva Perón Foundation, an organization to help poor people.
伊娃创立伊娃·贝隆基金会，致力于救济贫困百姓。
1952
Eva Perón became very sick and died. She was 33 years old.
伊娃·贝隆病逝，年仅33岁。
1996年，伊娃·贝隆的故事被拍成了电影《艾薇塔》（Evita）（Evita是Eva Perón的昵称），由传奇歌手麦当娜主演。
电影《艾薇塔》海报
麦姐还演唱了动听的主题曲，也就是本文开头的那首 Don't Cry for Me Argentina。
2
伊丽莎白•雅顿 Elizabeth Arden
1884–1966
著名化妆品品牌的创始人
1884
Florence Nightingale Graham was born in Woodbridge, Ontario, Canada.
伊丽莎白·雅顿原名弗洛伦丝·奈廷格尔·格雷厄姆，她出生在加拿大安大略省的伍德布里奇。
1890
Her mother died when she was 6 years old.
6岁时，她的母亲去世。
1907
She decided not to be a nurse and went to live with her older brother in New York City. She started work in a chemist’s shop, then worked for Eleanor Adair in her salon.
她放弃了当护士的想法，转而去纽约投奔哥哥。她先在一家药店工作，后来在埃莉诺·阿代尔的美容院工作。
1909
She started a business partnership with a friend, Elizabeth Hubbard.
她和朋友伊丽莎白·哈巴德合伙做生意。
1910
They opened the first Red Door salon on Fifth Avenue, New York City. Elizabeth Hubbard left the partnership. Florence changed her name to Elizabeth Arden.
两人在纽约市第五大道开办了红门美容院。伊丽莎白·哈巴德与弗洛伦丝解除合作关系。弗洛伦丝更名为伊丽莎白·雅顿。
1912
Elizabeth went to Paris to learn about new cosmetics.
伊丽莎白赴巴黎学习化妆品的知识。
1914
The First World War started and Elizabeth returned to New York. She created her first beauty products with A. Fabian Swanson. “Amoretta” cream for the face was a big success.
第一次世界大战爆发，伊丽莎白返回纽约。她和A. 法比安·斯旺森研制了第一款美容产品“阿莫雷塔”面霜，大获成功。
1922
She opened her first salon in Paris, France.
她在巴黎的第一家美容院开业。
1929
The Great Depression started. Elizabeth Arden decided to spend more money on advertising. She was successful and the company grew and grew.
经济大萧条开始。伊丽莎白·雅顿决定花更多钱做广告。她的想法很成功，公司逐渐壮大。
1934
She started her first perfume, Blue Grass.
她配制了她的第一款香水——“青青芳草”。
1935
There were 29 Elizabeth Arden salons around the world and 108 different products.
伊丽莎白在全世界开办了29家美容院，出售108种产品。
1939–1945
The Second World War. Elizabeth Arden created special products for women in the army, such as a bright red colour for the lips, Montezuma Red.
第二次世界大战爆发。伊丽莎白·雅顿专门为军队中的女性开发了美容产品，如鲜红的蒙特祖玛口红。
1946
She was the first woman to appear on the front cover of Time magazine – an important magazine in the USA.
她登上了《时代周刊》的封面——她是第一位出现在这本杂志封面的女性。
1966
Elizabeth Arden died in New York City. She was 81 years old.
伊丽莎白·雅顿在纽约去世，享年81岁。
以上内容整理自即将推出的“柯林斯名人故事集”丛书，该丛书是学习英语、了解历史的理想读物，敬请期待。图片来自网络。
其实在化妆品领域，还有许多像伊丽莎白·雅顿一样成功的女性。如果您感兴趣，不妨查查下面几个人名，每个名字的背后都有一段催人奋进的故事。
Gabrielle Coco Chanel
Helena Rubinstein
Madame C. J. Waker
想了解更多关于品牌的故事，可以翻翻“英语语言文化系列辞典”中的《世界著名品牌辞典》。该辞典收录世界著名品牌近2000个，对每个品牌都探本求源，努力揭示背后的精神和文化。
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