Geraldine Ferraro

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Geraldine Anne Ferraro (August 26, 1935 – March 26, 2011) was an American politician, attorney, and diplomat who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1979 to 1985, representing New York's 9th congressional district. A member of the Democratic Party, she was the party's vice presidential nominee in the 1984 presidential election, running alongside presidential nominee and former Vice President Walter Mondale; this made her the first female vice-presidential nominee representing a major American political party. Ferraro was also a journalist, author, and businesswoman. Born in Newburgh, New York, Ferraro grew up in New York City. After attending Marymount Manhattan College, and earning a Juris Doctor from the Fordham University, she worked as a public school teacher before training as a lawyer. Ferraro joined the Queens County District Attorney's Office in 1974, heading the new Special Victims Bureau that dealt with sex crimes, child abuse, and domestic violence...

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