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Geraldine Anne Ferraro (August 26, 1935 – March 26, 2011) was an American politician, diplomat, and attorney. She served in the United States House of Representatives from 1979 to 1985, and was the Democratic Party 's vice presidential nominee in the 1984 presidential election , running alongside Walter Mondale ; this made her the first ...
May 2, 2024 · Geraldine Ferraro, American Democratic politician who was the first woman to be nominated for vice president by a major political party in the United States; as such, she served as Walter Mondale’s running mate in the 1984 presidential election. Learn more about Ferraro’s life and career.
Mar 26, 2011 · Geraldine A. Ferraro, the former Queens congresswoman who strode onto a podium in 1984 to accept the Democratic nomination for vice president and to take her place in American history as the...
Aug 11, 2020 · When Geraldine Ferraro accepted the Democratic party's nomination on July 19, 1984, she became the first woman to be a major party's candidate for vice president.
Mar 26, 2011 · Geraldine Ferraro, the first female vice presidential candidate for a major party and former Democratic congresswoman, died Saturday at the age of 75, according to a statement from her...
Aug 3, 2020 · With their presidential ticket, Walter Mondale and Geraldine Ferraro made history in 1984. But that didn't help them win.
Geraldine Ferraro, in full Geraldine Anne Ferraro, married name Geraldine Zaccaro, (born August 26, 1935, Newburgh, New York, U.S.—died March 26, 2011, Boston, Massachusetts), American Democratic politician who was the first woman to be nominated for vice president by a major political party in the United States; as such, she served as Walter ...
Aug 11, 2020 · She follows in the footsteps of Geraldine Ferraro, who became the first woman on a major White House ticket when she was picked to be the running mate of 1984 Democratic presidential candidate...
Mar 26, 2011 · Geraldine Ferraro, the New York Democrat who was embraced as a symbol of women’s equality in 1984 when she became the first woman nominated for vice president by a major party, died Saturday at...
Geraldine Ferraro was buried beneath one of the great landslide defeats of American politics. But her place in US history is secure, as the first female (and moreover the...
