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Geraldine Ferraro

Born

in Newburgh, New York, The United States

August 26, 1935

Died

March 26, 2011

Genre

Biographies & Memoirs, Politics

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Geraldine Anne Ferraro was an attorney and a Democratic politician and a former 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 and became a teacher and lawyer. In 1974 she joined the Queens County District Attorney's Office, where she headed the new Special Victims Bureau that dealt with sex crimes, child abuse, and domestic violence. She was elected to Congress in 1978, where she rose rapidly in the party hierarchy while focusing on legislation to bring equity for women in the areas of wages, pensions, and retirement plans. In 1984, former Vice President and Presidential candidate Walter Mondale selected Fer ...more

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	Ferraro: My Story by Geraldine Ferraro, Linda Bird Francke, Marie Wilson (Foreword) 3.63 avg rating — 40 ratings — published 1985 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Women in Power by Toni Bernay, Dorothy Cantor, Dianne Feinstein (Foreword) 3.24 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 1992 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Framing a Life: A Family Memoir really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1998 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Changing History: Women, Power, and Politics 3.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1993 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Paving the Way for Madam President by Nichola D. Gutgold, Geraldine Ferraro (Foreword) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2006 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	I loathe you, Donnie Hump!: A Book of Revelations 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Changing history: Writings on current affairs 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	WOMEN IN POWER The Secrets of Leadership by Toni Bernay, Dorothy Cantor, Geraldine Ferraro (afterword) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Some leaders are born women.”
― Geraldine Ferraro

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“Immediately, I was caught up in an escape plan to spirit me out of San Francisco and back to North Oaks in a manner more suited to James Bond than Gerry Ferraro.”
― Geraldine Ferraro, Ferraro: My Story

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“You don't have to have fought in a war to love peace.”
― Geraldine Ferraro

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