[74] She joked, "So you people married to Italian men, you know what it's like. ", "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 1978", "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 4, 1980", "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 1982", "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 6, 1984", "Federal Elections 98: 1998 U.S. Senate Results". [126] She founded the Americans Concerned for Tomorrow political action committee, which focused on getting ten women candidates elected in the 1986 Congressional elections (eight of whom would be successful). "[13] Ferraro attended Marymount Manhattan College with a scholarship[4] while sometimes holding two or three jobs at the same time. A Democrat, she was Walter Mondale's running mate in 1984 in his losing race with incumbent Republican President Ronald Reagan and his running mate George Bush.Geraldine Anne Ferraro was born in Newburgh, near the Hudson River about an hour north of New York City. Why can't we say that? [154] She sparred effectively with "from the right" co-host Pat Buchanan,[154] for whom she developed a personal liking. "[213] Bill and Hillary Clinton said in a statement that, "Gerry Ferraro was one of a kind – tough, brilliant, and never afraid to speak her mind or stand up for what she believed in – a New York icon and a true American original. Ferraro perhaps best known for being the first woman to run for Vice President on a major party ticket is being honored for her many years of dedicated public service to New York and the Nation. [37][72]) This was also the first time the American media had to deal with a national candidate's husband. [186], In December 2006, Ferraro announced her support for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. Mrs. Ferraro was best known as Gerry. [189] She was also a board member for New York Bancorp in the 1990s. [174] She did not publicly disclose the illness until June 2001, when she went to Washington to successfully press in Congressional hearings for passage of the Hematological Cancer Research Investment and Education Act. [31] By the end, she had traveled more than Mondale and more than Reagan and Bush combined. [73] Zaccaro did not understand the greater public exposure that his wife's new position brought to their family, and resisted releasing his financial information. This past weekend, Geraldine Ferraro, best known for her groundbreaking presence as the Vice-Presidential candidate on the ill-fated 1984 Democratic ticket alongside Walter Mondale, died at age 75. From a working-class Italian American background, she lost her father when she was only eight years old. [128] The D'Amato campaign feared facing Ferraro the most among these, as her Italian ancestry, effective debating and stump speech skills, and her staunch pro-choice views would eat into several of D'Amato's usual bases of support. [41][50] She supported deployment of the Pershing II missile and the Trident submarine, although she opposed funding for the MX missile, the B-1B bomber, and the Strategic Defense Initiative. 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[178] She was able to make a joint appearance with Palin on Fox News Channel's coverage of the November 2010 midterm elections. [50], While in the House, Ferraro's political self-description evolved to "moderate". During the interview, she stated, "If Obama was a white man, he would not be in this position. She broke a lot of molds and it's a better country for what she did. ... Geraldine Ferraro. [158] Indeed, December and January polls had her 25 percentage points ahead of Green in the race and even further ahead of Schumer. [66] Nevertheless, Ferraro faced many press questions about her foreign policy inexperience, and responded by discussing her attention to foreign and national security issues in Congress. [53] Women mentioned for the role included Ferraro and Mayor of San Francisco Dianne Feinstein,[54] both of whom were on Mondale's five-person short list. In 1974, Ferraro began her career in public service, becoming an assistant district attorney in Queens County. [29] On the House Select Committee on Aging, she concentrated on the problems of elderly women. [133] Ferraro said in response that those two had never met. But her life and career also reflected the everyday challenges women have faced over the last several decades as they've become an economic, political, and social force in America. [188], Ferraro was a member of the board of directors of Goodrich Petroleum beginning in August 2003. Ger-ry! [32][33][34] Her main issues were law and order, support for the elderly, and neighborhood preservation. [44], In the fall of 2013, P.S. "[69], The choice of Ferraro was viewed as a gamble, and pundits were uncertain whether it would result in a net gain or loss of votes for the Mondale campaign. [21][23], While raising the children, Ferraro worked part-time as a civil lawyer in her husband's real estate firm for 13 years. "[216] Palin paid tribute to her on Facebook, expressing gratitude for having been able to work with her the year before and saying, "She broke one huge barrier and then went on to break many more. Her husband John Zaccaro had pleaded guilty in January 1985, to fraudulently obtaining bank financing in a real estate transaction and had been sentenced to 150 hours of community service. [15] She also passed the city exam to become a licensed school teacher. According to Kornblut, younger voters saw "Clinton [as] both a relic of that era and a victim of its success. [114][161] In the September 15, 1998 primary, she was beaten soundly by Schumer by a 51 percent to 26 percent margin. It was a best seller and earned her $1 million. "[195]) Ferraro justified the statements by referring to her own run for vice president. [95] Peter Teeley, Vice President Bush's press secretary, had dispensed with rhymes as he said of Ferraro just prior to the debate, "She's too bitchy. [171], Framing a Life: A Family Memoir was published by Ferraro in November 1998. [133], The final debates were nasty, and Holtzman in particular constantly attacked Ferraro's integrity and finances. Ferraro died on March 26, 2011, at the age of 75, in Boston, Massachusetts. [118] Then in October 1986, he was indicted on unrelated felony charges regarding an alleged 1981 bribery of Queens Borough President Donald Manes concerning a cable television contract. [4] Ferraro attended the parochial school Mount Saint Mary's in Newburgh when she was young. [115] She also earned over $300,000 by giving speeches. [1][4][8], Ferraro stayed on at Mount Saint Mary's as a boarder for a while, then briefly attended a parochial school in the South Bronx. [31][84][85] In a 1982 briefing for Congress, Ferraro had written that "the Catholic position on abortion is not monolithic and there can be a range of personal and political responses to the issue. [168] By 1993, she was serving on the Fordham Law School Board of Visitors, as well as on the boards of the National Breast Cancer Research Fund, the New York Easter Seal Society, and the Pension Rights Center, and was one of hundreds of public figures on the Planned Parenthood Federation of America's Board of Advocates. Anita Perez Ferguson, president of the National Women's Political Caucus, noted that female New York political figures in the past had been reluctant to enter the state's notoriously fierce primary races, and said: "This woman has probably been more of an opinion maker than most people sitting for six terms straight in the House of Representatives or Senate. Homer Plessy is best known as the plaintiff in Plessy v. Ferguson, a landmark court case challenging southern-based segregation. When Hillary Clinton was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2001, she became the first American first lady to win a public office seat. [28] She subsequently received an honorary degree from Case Western Reserve University (2003). He happens to be very lucky to be who he is. [106], After the election, the House Ethics Committee found that Ferraro had technically violated the Ethics in Government Act by failing to report, or reporting incorrectly, details of her family's finances, and that she should have reported her husband's holdings on her Congressional disclosure forms. [107][108] Ferraro said, "I consider myself completely vindicated. [31], Ferraro was active in Democratic presidential politics as well. "[110] Ferraro speculated that the pick might win Republican presidential nominee John McCain the election,[208] but said that she was supporting Obama now due to his running mate selection of Joe Biden having resolved her concerns about Obama's lack of experience in certain areas. [165] Ferraro was connected with many other political and non-profit organizations. Ferraro won the election and proved to be a Democrat on the rise. [146], President Clinton appointed Ferraro as a member of the United States delegation to United Nations Commission on Human Rights in January 1993. She was the wrong woman at the wrong time; she was a Clinton; she hadn't gotten there on her own". And the country is caught up in the concept. [17] Although her unit was supposed to turn over cases which were bound for trial to another division, she took an active role in trying some cases herself, and juries were persuaded by her summations. [96], On October 18 the New York Post accurately reported that Ferraro's father had been arrested for possession of numbers slips in Newburgh shortly before his death, and inaccurately speculated that something mysterious had been covered up about that death. [73] On August 12, Ferraro announced that her husband would not in fact be releasing his tax returns, on the grounds that to do so would disadvantage his real estate business and that such a disclosure was voluntary and not part of election law. [212] Much of her care took place at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, where she also acted as an informal advocate for other patients. [28], As part of the D.A. [1], While in Congress, Ferraro focused much of her legislative attention on equity for women in the areas of wages, pensions, and retirement plans. [174] She partnered with Laura Ingraham, starting in December 1999, in writing the alternate-weeks column "Campaign Countdown" on the 2000 presidential election for The New York Times Syndicate. [19] They lived in Forest Hills Gardens, Queens, and in 1971, added a vacation house in Saltaire on Fire Island. [52] The AFL-CIO's Committee on Political Education gave her an average approval rating of 91 percent. The book begins with the 1984 Democratic convention in San Francisco. [31] Much of their wealth was tied up in real estate rather than being disposable income,[21] but the disclosures hurt Ferraro's image as a rags-to-riches story. "[76] The first formulation was reported by the Associated Press, the second by United Press International. [216] Mondale called her "a remarkable woman and a dear human being ... She was a pioneer in our country for justice for women and a more open society. Mary Mahoney became the first Black woman to complete nurse's training in 1879. [213], In March 2011 she went to Massachusetts General Hospital to receive treatment for pain caused by a fracture, a common complication of multiple myeloma. I'm proud of that. If you see something that doesn't look right, contact us! Mondale had served as vice president under President Jimmy Carter and was very cautious in making his selection. In 1984, Geraldine Ferraro … Within the Democratic Party, Ferraro evolved in one of the party’s elite members. [155] The show stayed strong in ratings for CNN,[156] and the job was lucrative. 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