Geraldine Ferraro

Geraldine Ferraro was the first woman to be nominated as vice president in 1984. Of course, she paved the way for numerous women to delve into national politics. Let's take a look at some of these women.

Geraldine Ferraro was the first woman to run for vice president of the United States of America, and in doing so created lasting opportunities for women.

The first female major party vice presidential candidate paved the road for some of today;s most powerful women.

Geraldine Ferraro died at age 75.

Ferraro ran again in 1998, for a senate seat, she had no fund raising, for fear her finances would come up yet again. She was defeated; thus marking the end of her political career.

Geraldine Ferraro rose from her humble beginnings as the daughter of an immigrant, and a product of a single parent family home when her father died.

Geraldine Ferraro also started the Americans Concerned for Tomorrow political action committee promoting 10 female candidates for the congressional election in 1986.

"The daughter of an immigrant from Italy has been chosen to run for vice president in the new land my father came to love."

In Congress, Geraldine Ferraro championed women's issues. She advocated for women's equality in the workforce with emphasis on wages, pensions, and retirement plans.

Ferraro worked long hard hours as head of the Special Victims Bureau and member of the Supreme Court Bar. She gained a reputation for being tough; but, fair in plea negotiations.

In 1974, Geraldine began full time work with her appointment as Assistant District Attorney for Queen's County, N.Y. The District Attorney who appointed her was her cousin Nicholas Ferraro.

Geraldine married John Zaccaro on July 16, 1960. The couple had three children together. Ferraro choose to keep her maiden name as an honor to her mother who struggled so hard to raise her.

In 1966, Geraldine had obtained her Bachelor of Arts Degree and became a school teacher. She was the first female in her family to get a university degree.

American women wondered, could a woman actually become the Vice President of the United States?

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Geraldine Ferraro played the race card recently and blamed Barack Obama's success on him being Black. Find out what things would be like if the tables were turned and he suddenly woke up White.

In response to the controversial comments Geraldine Ferraro made about Barack Obama

Geraldine Ferraro resigned from the Clinton campaign this week after saying Obama wouldn't be winning if he were white. What if she was right?

She has run for Vice President before, but today there is a new candidate who expresses her current views and makes her an ideal choice.

Geraldine Ferraro, former member of Congress and former candidate for Vice President, recently said that Senator Barack Obama was having the success he was having as a Presidential candidate because he is black. She has been trying to explain herself ever since.

Being a black man (who happens to have a Muslim-sounding name) is the path to privilege in U.S. politics, at least according to former Democratic vice presidential candidate Geraldine Ferraro.

Geraldine Ferraro suggested that Barack Obama would not be in his position if he were a white affluent male.

A look at three monumental modern advances for women in national politics in the United States.

Geraldine Ferraro is rightly remembered as a pioneer in politics due to the fact that she was the first woman to run for Vice President on a major party ticket. But there were a number of women who came before and after her in US national politics.

Women's organizations were in favor of supporting a woman vice presidential candidate. The National Women's Political Caucus, The National Organization for Women, and house speaker Tip O'Neill, were in favor of the bold move

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If the American family really desires to heal itself and become the nation it proclaims itself to be, we must first start with the truth. However painful and shameful that may be.

Words have the power to hurt and offend. And with the few offensive comments already made in the Obama as well as Hillary camps, maybe some people in both camps should just stay quiet if they are aware that what they say next will offend others.

Geraldine Ferraro was "jumped on" for her answer to a question about the election.. Why can't someone give a personal opinion without being asked to quit or be fired? There's a cult that puts out Obama as the "second coming.." .

Hillary, listen to The G-man. You need to start cutting some of these fools lose, and you can start with all the little punks who were telling the media that the morale of the campaign sucks and how people were going to bounce.

The political infighting among Democratic candidates will only lead to another four years of big business running the United States. Nothing will change until you both grow up.