Geraldine Ferraro
/ˌdʒerəldiːn fəˈrɑːrəʊ/
/ˌdʒerəldiːn fəˈrɑːrəʊ/
- (1935-2011) a lawyer and congresswoman who was the only woman to be a candidate for US vice-president for a major political party. The Democratic Party chose her to join Walter Mondale in the 1984 election, but they lost to Ronald Reagan and George Bush.