Argentine women were granted the right to vote and hold office in 1947, largely because
A) Perón's wife, Evita, was a fervent feminist who pressured her husband to support women's equality.
B) they were 45 percent of industrial workers and demanded their political and civil rights.
C) Perón's conservative Catholic government expected women's vote to favor the Church.
D) the U.S. government had pressured Perón to show his commitment to democracy.
B
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