geraldine ferraro

Geraldine Anne Ferraro (August 26, 1935 – March 26, 2011) was an American attorney, a Democratic Party politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives. She was the first female Vice Presidential candidate representing a major American political party.

The first woman to ever run for vice president on a major party ticket in 1984, Geraldine Ferraro died Saturday. She was 75.