Ferraro, Geraldine

A politician of the twentieth century. She served as a representative in Congress and was nominated by the Democratic party for vice president in 1984; the presidential candidate was Walter Mondale. Ferraro was the first woman to run for the vice presidency on a major party ticket.

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In a watershed moment, Geraldine Ferraro became the first woman to appear on a major party ticket.

For him, her presence was not enough to balance out “Geraldine Ferraro, Hillary Clinton [and] Betty Friedan.”

And I watched Geraldine Ferraro cross the floor to accept the nomination as vice president.

Geraldine Ferraro was a bold vice-presidential pick; so was Dan Quayle; so was Sarah Palin.

Plus, Mark Katz remembers Geraldine Ferraro's great sense of humor.

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