First female VP candidate Ferraro dies at 75

Saturday, March 26, 2011 | 4:49 p.m. CDT; updated 5:28 p.m. CDT, Saturday, March 26, 2011

BOSTON — In 1984, Geraldine Ferraro was a relatively obscure congresswoman from the New York City borough of Queens when she was tapped by Democratic presidential nominee Walter Mondale to join his ticket.

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