Geraldine Ferraro (1935-2011) was an American Democrat politician, vice-presidential candidate in the 1984 election.

Short Biography:

Ferraro, a lawyer, was elected to Congress in 1981 and was selected in 1984 by Walter Mondale to be the USA's first female vice-presidential candidate from one of the major parties.

The Democrats were defeated by the incumbent president Reagan, and Ferraro, damaged by investigations of her husband's affairs, retired from politics.

Why is Geraldine Ferraro famous?

Geraldine Ferraro was an American Democratic Party politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives.

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	New York Democrats
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	Members of the United States House of Representatives from New York
	Democratic Party (United States) vice presidential nominees
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	American Roman Catholic politicians
	Ambassadors of the United States
	Female diplomats
	American autobiographers
	American women writers
	Multiple myeloma patients
	Georgetown University faculty
	Female members of the United States House of Representatives
	Women in New York politics
	American female lawyers

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Category: Politicians  - ( Politicians Archive)

Date Added: 26 February '12

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