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.Ferraro grew up in New York City and became a teacher and lawyer.
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active years end date
1985-01-03
active years start date
1979-01-03
alma mater
Marymount Manhattan College, Fordham University School of Law
birth date
1935-08-26
birth name
Geraldine Anne Ferraro
birth place
New York
death date
2011-03-26
death place
Boston, Massachusetts
LCCN Id
n/81/52939
office
United States Ambassador to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights
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