On March 26th, 2011 Geraldine Ferraro, a former New York Representative passed away at the age of 75 from a type of blood cancer that she had been battling for over a decade. Ms. Ferraro truly was an amazing woman.
She was the first woman to run for U.S. vice president on a major party ticket. In 1984, she ran with former Vice President Walt Mondale against Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush. She received much criticism for her strong support of a woman's right to choose.
Mondale told the Associated Press:"She was a pioneer in our country for justice for women and a more open society. She broke a lot of molds and it's a better country for what she did."
Ferraro also served as the ambassador to the United Nation's Human Rights Commission under then President Clinton in 1994 and 1995.
You can read about her many other accomplishments and activist work here: http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Geraldine-Ferraro-Dead-at-75-118706824.html
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