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Geraldine Anne Ferraro was born on August 26, 1935, in Newburgh, New York, the daughter of Antonetta L. Ferraro (née Corrieri), a first-generation Italian American seamstress, and Dominick Ferraro, an Italian immigrant (from Marcianise, Campania) and owner of two restaurants.
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 28, 2011 · Geraldine Ferraro, the first woman to run as a vice-presidential nominee on a major party ticket, died Saturday at age 75 after a long struggle with multiple...
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 · Charismatic congresswoman Geraldine Ferraro forged a path for women in American politics. When Geraldine Ferraro accepted the Democratic party's nomination on July 19, 1984, she became the...
Aug 3, 2020 · When Walter Mondale announced Geraldine Ferraro as his running mate during the 1984 presidential campaign, the three-term New York Congresswoman called the historic choice a "powerful...
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 family.
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...
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 · US Democratic politician Geraldine Ferraro, who was the first woman to run for vice-president for a major party, dies at the age of 75.
