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'''Geraldine Ferraro''' (1935-2011) was a [[feminist]] politician prominent in the [[Democratic Party]], who served in the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. House of Representatives]] and was the first woman to represent a major [[United States|U.S.]] political party as a candidate for [[Vice President of the United States of America|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]].   

'''Geraldine Ferraro''' (1935-2011) was a [[feminist]] politician prominent in the [[Democratic Party]], who served in the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. House of Representatives]] and was the first woman to represent a major [[United States|U.S.]] political party as a candidate for [[Vice President of the United States of America|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 1984 election.   

Ferraro was an advocate of ratification of the so-called [[Equal Rights Amendment]], which would have probably made same-sex marriage and taxpayer-funded [[abortion]] constitutional rights.

Ferraro was an advocate of ratification of the so-called [[Equal Rights Amendment]], which would have probably made same-sex marriage and taxpayer-funded [[abortion]] constitutional rights.

==Electoral Votes==

==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.

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.

== References ==

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[[Category:Former United States Representatives]]

[[Category:Former United States Representatives]]

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