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Geraldine Anne Ferraro (August 26, 1935 – March 26, 2011) was an American politician, diplomat, and attorney who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1979 to 1985, and was the Democratic Party's vice presidential nominee in 1984, running alongside former vice president UsefulNotes/WalterMondale, which made her the first female vice-presidential nominee representing a major American political party.
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Geraldine Anne Ferraro (August 26, 1935 – March 26, 2011) was an American politician, diplomat, and attorney who served in the as a United States House of Representatives Representative from New York from 1979 to 1985, and was the Democratic Party's vice presidential nominee in 1984, running alongside former vice president UsefulNotes/WalterMondale, which made her the first female vice-presidential nominee representing a major American political party.
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She was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1978, where she rose rapidly in the party hierarchy while focusing on legislation to bring equity for women in the areas of wages, pensions, and retirement plans. In 1984, former vice president and presidential candidate Mondale, seen as an underdog, selected Ferraro to be his running mate in the upcoming election, becoming the first female nominee for a major party to run for either president or vice-president. Ferraro also became the first widely recognized Italian American to be a major-party national nominee.[[note]]Although 1928 Democratic nominee Al Smith was also part Italian in origin; ironically, his family's ancestral name was also "Ferraro" before being Anglicized to "Smith".[[/note]] The positive polling the Mondale-Ferraro ticket received when she joined soon faded, however, as damaging questions arose about her and her businessman husband's finances and wealth and her Congressional disclosure statements. In the general election, Mondale and Ferraro were defeated in a landslide by incumbent President UsefulNotes/RonaldReagan and Vice President UsefulNotes/GeorgeHWBush.
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She was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1978, where she rose rapidly in the party hierarchy while focusing on legislation to bring equity for women in the areas of wages, pensions, and retirement plans. In 1984, former vice president and presidential candidate Mondale, seen as an underdog, selected Ferraro to be his running mate in the upcoming election, becoming the first female nominee for a major party to run for either president or vice-president. Ferraro also became the first widely recognized Italian American to be a major-party national nominee.[[note]]Although 1928 Democratic nominee Al Smith was also part Italian in origin; ironically, incidentally, his family's ancestral name was also "Ferraro" before being Anglicized to "Smith".[[/note]] The positive polling the Mondale-Ferraro ticket received when she joined soon faded, however, as damaging questions arose about her and her businessman husband's finances and wealth and her Congressional disclosure statements. In the general election, Mondale and Ferraro were defeated in a landslide by incumbent President UsefulNotes/RonaldReagan and Vice President UsefulNotes/GeorgeHWBush.
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Geraldine Anne Ferraro (August 26, 1935 – March 26, 2011) was an American politician, diplomat, and attorney who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1979 to 1985, and was the Democratic Party's vice presidential nominee in 1984, running alongside former vice president UsefulNotes/WalterMondale, which made her the first female vice-presidential nominee representing a major American political party.
She was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1978, where she rose rapidly in the party hierarchy while focusing on legislation to bring equity for women in the areas of wages, pensions, and retirement plans. In 1984, former vice president and presidential candidate Mondale, seen as an underdog, selected Ferraro to be his running mate in the upcoming election, becoming the first female nominee for a major party to run for either president or vice-president. Ferraro also became the first widely recognized Italian American to be a major-party national nominee.[[note]]Although 1928 Democratic nominee Al Smith was also part Italian in origin; ironically, his family's ancestral name was also "Ferraro" before being Anglicized to "Smith".[[/note]] The positive polling the Mondale-Ferraro ticket received when she joined soon faded, however, as damaging questions arose about her and her businessman husband's finances and wealth and her Congressional disclosure statements. In the general election, Mondale and Ferraro were defeated in a landslide by incumbent President UsefulNotes/RonaldReagan and Vice President UsefulNotes/GeorgeHWBush.
Ferraro ran campaigns for a seat in the United States Senate from New York in 1992 and 1998, both times starting as the front-runner for her party's nomination before losing in the primary election. She served as the Ambassador to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights from 1993 until 1996 during the administration of UsefulNotes/BillClinton. She also continued to work as a journalist, author, and businesswoman, and served in the 2008 presidential campaign of Senator UsefulNotes/HillaryRodhamClinton.
Ferraro died on March 26, 2011 from multiple myeloma, 12 years after being diagnosed.
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* ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'': She was portrayed by Creator/MaryGross during the 1984 presidential elections.
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Geraldine Anne Ferraro (August 26, 1935 – March 26, 2011) was an American politician, diplomat, and attorney who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1979 to 1985, and was the Democratic Party's vice presidential nominee in 1984, running alongside former vice president UsefulNotes/WalterMondale, which made her the first female vice-presidential nominee representing a major American political party.
She was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1978, where she rose rapidly in the party hierarchy while focusing on legislation to bring equity for women in the areas of wages, pensions, and retirement plans. In 1984, former vice president and presidential candidate Mondale, seen as an underdog, selected Ferraro to be his running mate in the upcoming election, becoming the first female nominee for a major party to run for either president or vice-president. Ferraro also became the first widely recognized Italian American to be a major-party national nominee.[[note]]Although 1928 Democratic nominee Al Smith was also part Italian in origin; ironically, his family's ancestral name was also "Ferraro" before being Anglicized to "Smith".[[/note]] The positive polling the Mondale-Ferraro ticket received when she joined soon faded, however, as damaging questions arose about her and her businessman husband's finances and wealth and her Congressional disclosure statements. In the general election, Mondale and Ferraro were defeated in a landslide by incumbent President UsefulNotes/RonaldReagan and Vice President UsefulNotes/GeorgeHWBush.
Ferraro ran campaigns for a seat in the United States Senate from New York in 1992 and 1998, both times starting as the front-runner for her party's nomination before losing in the primary election. She served as the Ambassador to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights from 1993 until 1996 during the administration of UsefulNotes/BillClinton. She also continued to work as a journalist, author, and businesswoman, and served in the 2008 presidential campaign of Senator UsefulNotes/HillaryRodhamClinton.
Ferraro died on March 26, 2011 from multiple myeloma, 12 years after being diagnosed.
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!!In Media
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* ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'': She was portrayed by Creator/MaryGross during the 1984 presidential elections.
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