Ferraro, Geraldine

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A politician of the twentieth century. She served as a representative in Congress and was nominated by the Democratic party for vice president in 1984; the presidential candidate was Walter Mondale. Ferraro was the first woman to run for the vice presidency on a major party ticket.

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How to use Ferraro, Geraldine in a sentence

In a watershed moment, Geraldine Ferraro became the first woman to appear on a major party ticket.
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“Before we had kids, we had Roger,” said their mother, Geraldine McKeever.
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The Ferraro film makes no mention of 2008 vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin, the first Republican woman on a national ticket.
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Ferraro, she says, “was 100 percentbehind me in part because she saw it as unfinished business.”
Hillary Supporters Should Want to Complete Ferraro’s Unfinished Business|Jill Lawrence|February 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST

For him, her presence was not enough to balance out “Geraldine Ferraro, Hillary Clinton [and] Betty Friedan.”
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This, he thought, would encourage the Geraldine chiefs to make separate terms.
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Desmond was quiet for the time, but the head of the other great Geraldine family was now suspected in his turn.
Ireland Under the Tudors, Vol. II (of 3)|Richard Bagwell
I take care of Geraldine night and day, and you needn't think it isn't a big job taking care of a baby, because it is.
The Rosie World|Parker Fillmore
When I get real lonely for you, I take Geraldine and give her a good scrubbing and then dress her up and take her out for a walk.
The Rosie World|Parker Fillmore
Will you tell her that I hope she's well and that I'll never forget how kind she was to me and Geraldine last summer.
The Rosie World|Parker Fillmore