Geraldine Ferraro, who in 1984 became the first woman on a presidential ticket (with Walter Mondale), died at Massachusetts General Hospital surrounded by her family after suffering from blood cancer complications. She was 75.
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Geraldine Ferraro, First Lady VP Hopeful, Is Dead
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MoMan
RIP, Geri F. You were one classy lady.
kate kinne
what about shirley chisholm?
justiceontherocks
@kate kinne: Rep. Chisolm was the first woman to run for the Democratic nomination. Ferraro was the first woman on the ticket of either major party.
Vito
Tonie Nathan ran as the vice-presidential candidate for the Libertarian party in 1972 and received an Electoral vote.
christopher di spirito
Didn’t her vetting process run into problems because her husband had ties to the mob?
OrchidIslander
I sort of lost something for her when she insinuated that the only reason Obama won was because he was black. She somehow failed to notice – or comment upon – that the same could be said for Hilliary’s gender and performance. Understandable, I guess, for a staunch Clinton supporter.
An interesting woman, and a life well lived.