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New page: '''''Geraldine Ferraro''''' (born 1935) was the a Democratic politician and former member of the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. House of Representatives...
'''''Geraldine Ferraro''''' (born 1935) was the a [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] politician and former member of the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. House of Representatives]]. She is best known as the first and only woman to represent a major [[United States|U.S.]] political party as a candidate for [[Vice President]]. Ferraro and running mate [[Walter Mondale]] were defeated in a landslide by incumbent [[President of the United States|President]] [[Ronald Reagan]] and Vice President [[George H. W. Bush]] in the [[U.S. presidential election, 1984|1984 election]]. She was later appointed as an ambassador to the [[United Nations]] and is currently a businesswoman.
==Electoral Votes==
Although Ferraro was the first woman to be on a major-party ticket for one of the nation's highest offices, she was not the first woman to receive an [[electoral college|electoral vote]]. That woman was [[Theodora Nathan]], a [[Libertarian]] Vice Presidential candidate who got the support of [[Roger MacBride]], a [[Virginia]] elector who in 1972 voted for her instead of [[Spiro Agnew]]. However, Rep. Ferraro was the first woman to receive more than one electoral vote.
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==Electoral Votes==
Although Ferraro was the first woman to be on a major-party ticket for one of the nation's highest offices, she was not the first woman to receive an [[electoral college|electoral vote]]. That woman was [[Theodora Nathan]], a [[Libertarian]] Vice Presidential candidate who got the support of [[Roger MacBride]], a [[Virginia]] elector who in 1972 voted for her instead of [[Spiro Agnew]]. However, Rep. Ferraro was the first woman to receive more than one electoral vote.
[[category:Politicians]]